PHIMC has collaborated with National Health Corps for many years to build a public health workforce with the skills, tools, and insights to uplift the strengths and meet the needs of our communities.
National Health Corps (NHC) fosters healthy communities by connecting those who need it most with health and wellness education, benefits, and services while developing tomorrow’s compassionate health leaders. National Health Corps Chicago, a program of NHC, is administered by Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) and implemented by Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC).
Each year, NHC Chicago members are paired with host sites, where they address social determinants of health that may not otherwise be possible due to a lack of adequate funding, staffing, and resources. NHC Chicago members help to increase access to care for underserved populations, provide health education, develop tools and curricula, conduct community outreach, and link people to care for both mental and physical health. NHC Chicago members also serve to build each host organization’s capacity in a way that lasts beyond their term of service.
My service taught me
What it truly means to try to connect with those who come from backgrounds different from my own with perspectives different than my own, this is a skill I continue to utilize and work on in my career as a pediatric physician.
Katarina, 2016-2017
My service year in Chicago
Defined the trajectory of my life. It helped me confirm a desire to pursue medicine, and there is no doubt in my mind that getting into a Chicago medical school was in part due to my AmeriCorps experience.
Kristina, 2022-2023
My service year was invaluable
I learned so much about interacting with patients and utilizing motivational interviewing and the realities of the American healthcare system vis a vis insurance and access issues… I continue to apply lessons learned from that year in my work now as a pediatric intensive care nurse…
Maria, 2018-2019
Through my service year with NHC,
I was able to gain confidence and improve on many valuable skills. I was also introduced to a wide background of different service-related fields, which helped me have a clearer picture of what career path I wanted to pursue long-term.
Grace, 2022-2023
To learn more about this program, please visit National Health Corps.
