Health Resource Center
The Health Resource Center is a collaboration between the Boston Public Health Commission and Boston Public Schools. The Center provides comprehensive sexual health education and in-school health counseling. The Center also gives referrals and community healthcare resources to high school students.
We deliver substance use/misuse workshops using the Life Skills Curriculum. It focuses on preventing smoking and drug use. It provides students with the skills to make informed decisions.
Health educators also discuss youth depression and suicide, stress, and anger management. They use the Break-free From Depression curriculum developed by Children's Hospital. Most recently the Health Resource Center team has developed and implemented a public health equity curriculum. It aims to inform students about health inequities in our communities. The focus is on what can be done to address these issues.
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Have questions or want to connect?
Contact Meagan Hemeon
Program Director
About Us
Vision: Youth are the experts on their health and are supported in their homes, schools, and communities to eliminate health inequities.
Mission: The Health Resouces Center aims to empower Boston youth to make healthy and responsible choices. We provide health education, counseling, and resources to help youth become advocates for their own health. By working with schools, families, and community members, we strengthen our efforts to support youth.
Health Resource Center health educators deliver the evidence-based Rights, Respect, Responsibility (3R’s) Sexual Health Curriculum to youth.
They cover topics such as:
- Healthy decision making
- Healthy relationships
- Sexual health
- STI prevention
- HIV
- Unplanned pregnancy
- Youth struggling with their sexual identity or gender
Health Resource Centers
| Center | Contact |
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| Another Course to College 612 Metropolitan Ave. Hyde Park, MA 02136 |
NeÏssa Ambroise Leo Guerrero |
| Boston Arts Academy 11 Charles St. Dorchester, MA 02122 |
Royal Nunes Christina Bossa |
| Community Academy of Science and Health 11 Charles St. Dorchester, MA 02122 |
Makensy Nicolas Kelly Exilus |
| English High School 144 McBride St. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 |
NeÏssa Ambroise Leo Guerrero |
| Excel High School 95 G St. South Boston, MA 02127 |
Makensy Nicolas Kelly Exilus |
| Fenway High School 67 Alleghany St. Boston, MA 02120 |
Royal Nunes Christina Bossa |
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Margarita Muñiz Academy 20 Child St. Boston, MA 02130 |
Royal Nunes Christina Bossa |
Resources
Health Resource Center Information
Click to learn more about the Health Resource Center.
Teen Resource Guide
Want to learn more about resources for teens in Boston? Download and print our Teen Resource Guide!
Boston Public Schools Genders and Sexualities Alliance
Click to learn about Boston Public Schools' Genders and Sexualities Alliances.
Advocates for Youth Curriculum
Click to learn more about the subjects we teach.
History
The Health Resource Center is rooted in meeting the needs of youth in Boston. In 2010, a group of youth were supported by the Hyde Square Task Force to create a documentary on youth experiences and thoughts about health education. This highlighted a need for in-school sexual health education and access to services. The documentary caught the attention of Boston’s City Council, which advocated for the creation of an in-school sexual health education program. That program became the Health Resource Center. The Health Resource Center has been serving Boston's public high schools for 13 years. It teaches various topics related to youth, including sexual health and public health. The Center also covers health equity, mental health awareness, and substance use education.
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Have questions or want to connect?
Contact Meagan Hemeon
Program Director
