Grant Application - Outreach

The proposed project, “Culture and Health for Refugee Adolescents”, is an initiative to establish community resources for refugee adolescents aged 15-21 years old, preferably within 5 years of arrival, in the Syracuse area. We plan to meet a month, to help educate and engage our refugee adolescent population on various health topics based on the schedule that was implanted. Students will also be able to choose discussion topics. Due to various cultural and economic limitations that many of these adolescents face, our purpose is to improve health literacy during this very vulnerable and impactful stage in their lives. Using smaller group discussions, learning activities, and educational materials, we can help to support our refugee adolescent population and better equip them with healthcare knowledge that they otherwise may not have had. These focus groups will provide a safe learning environment for students to listen, learn, discuss and ask questions regarding health-related topics, which they may have not been taught about at home or school. After each session, the participants will be asked to provide feedback via an online questionnaire, where they can comment on what they liked or did not like about the session, in order to guide what will be most effective during future sessions. At the end of the 9-month course, the students will be awarded a certificate of completion.