Cara Pennel, DrPH, MPH
Leslie Stalnaker, MPH
School of Public and Population Health Administration
Public health is an essential part of our everyday lives and the health of individuals and communities. Because public health careers are not often represented to middle and high school students as career options, this project aims to establish a Public Health Summer Camp. To be implemented in summer 2025, this two-week camp will be open to 25 adolescents from Galveston County public schools. UTMB graduate students will run the camp and introduce the youth to a broad spectrum of public health topics and the various organizations/agencies working to improve public health locally. Field trips, educational materials and books will be integrated into the camp.