Thanks to HealthCorps, students at Sharpstown High School learned to take charge of their health. HealthCorps is a proactive health movement founded by heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz who has been seen on Oprah and The Dr. Oz Show.

 

HealthCorps empowers students and citizens to become agents of change through school-based peer-mentoring, community activism and advocacy. Coordinators work in classrooms, the lunchroom and run after-school clubs to provide lessons, activities and experiences that integrate mental, physical and nutritional health education.

 

Stewart Schaefer is the coordinator on the Sharpstown campus and was very enthusiastic in his efforts in educating CIS students of the important role that health plays in their lives. He facilitated support groups with CIS students on a regular basis and worked with parenting teens to show them how to make the healthiest choices for their bodies and their babies. This year Mr. Schaefer also challenged the staff at Sharpstown High School by giving them all pedometers to see who walked the most for one week.

 

Thanks to Mr. Schaefer and HealthCorps for educating our youth and faculty about their bodies, their environment and their abilities to affect their world.