Getting involved is easy! First, contact us at hap.harvard@gmail.com to join our email list. Then, look into which of the following 5 initiatives/programs you would be interested in: (1) Citizen Schools, (2) ESP, (3) Boy Scouts, (4) Annenberg Study Break, and/or (5) MIT lecture. Details below:
| Name of program | (1) Citizen Schools | (2) ESP |
| Age group | 6th graders | High school |
| Continuous program or one-time? | Continuous for 10 weeks | Continuous for 7 weeks |
| Time | Every Tuesday 2–5 PM including transportation (the lesson itself is from 2:40-4:05 pm). | Every Saturday 2-4 PM |
| Dates | Feb 28 – May 22 | Feb 11 – |
| Location | Edwards Middle School (30 minute T ride/walk; Charlie card provided) | MIT |
| Point person | Alice Li ; Jason Gandelman | Carlos Rodriguez-Russo |
| Name of program | (3) Boy Scouts | (4) Annenberg Study Break | (5) MIT lecture |
| Age group | ranges | Harvard students | High school |
| Continuous program or one-time? | One-time | One-time | One-time |
| Time | 9AM-1PM | 9:15 PM-10:45 PM (1.5 hours) | TBD |
| Dates | Feb 12: 1.5 hour orientationMarch 3: lesson 9am-1pmApril 21: lesson 9 am-1pm | TBD (late Feb) | TBD |
| Location | On-campus | Annenberg | MIT |
| Point person | Taylor Reiter | Juliet Bailin | Carlos Rodriguez-Russo |
Some reasons why you should join:
- You want to help the community through education to prevent and overcome issues, such as chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes, associated with unhealthy lifestyles.
- You are interested in health education and/or public health.
- You enjoy working with elementary, middle school, high school students, in addition to college students.
- You are premed and would like to participate in a service organization that compliments your academic studies.
- You are not premed and would like to join a rewarding and fun service organization.
Harvard Health Advocacy Program (HAP) 