Objective
To train student health ambassadors with a focus on "Rejecting Drugs," supplemented with other health and disease knowledge relevant to youth. The program includes theoretical instruction, practical training, and a service-learning project to promote health in schools across Macau.
Target Participants & Quota
- Target: Secondary school students studying in Macau.
- Quota: 400 students for the full year (200 for Phase 1, 200 for Phase 2).
Recruitment Period
- Phase 1: Recruitment begins February 1, 2014. Application deadline: March 10, 2014.
- Phase 2: June 2014.
Program Content & Format
- Health Ambassador Training Course (One class in Phase 1, two classes in Phase 2).
- Site Visits:
- Hospital emergency rooms
- Blood donation center (with blood donation knowledge lecture)
- Sports Medicine Centre
- Taipa Psychiatric Hospital
- Healthy Lifestyle Education Centre
- Drug Prevention Education Resources Centre
- Drug rehabilitation centre or correctional facility
- Service-Learning Project:
- Graduated campus health ambassadors will implement health promotion projects in their respective schools.
- The association will provide one-on-one professional mentor support.
- The top three projects will be selected based on effectiveness, with awards of MOP 3,000 (Champion), MOP 2,000 (1st Runner-up), and MOP 1,000 (2nd Runner-up).
Fees
Registration and tuition fees are FREE.
Class Location & Schedule
- Location: Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau.
- Class Time: March 16 to May 25, 2014 (excluding site visits and service-learning project). Classes are held every Sunday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Instructors
Experienced professional instructors including specialist doctors, nutritionists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, nursing teachers, and nurses, depending on the teaching content.
Course Content
- Understanding Your Body (Human Anatomy)
- Impact of Drug Abuse on Sexual Function
- Medical Contraception & Understanding Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Physical Dependence, Harm, and Diseases Related to Drugs
- Treatment and Prevention Methods for Drug Dependence
- Psychological and Social Impact of Drug Abuse
- Skincare Concepts and Techniques
- Theory and Practice of Makeup
- Common Adolescent Illnesses
- Group Potential Development Workshop
- First Aid Theory (First Aid Skills)
- First Aid Practice (CPR & Fracture Treatment Practice)
How to Obtain an Application Form
- Macau New Chinese Youth Association Office (Shop I, G/F, Yau Luen Building, No. 7 Rua de João de Almeida).
- San Wo Medical Centre in Fai Chi Kei (Behind McDonald's and Kam Long Electrical Appliances in Fai Chi Kei).
How to Apply
Complete the form and submit it to the Macau New Chinese Youth Association Office (Shop I, G/F, Yau Luen Building, No. 7 Rua de João de Almeida).
Office Hours
Sunday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM (Closed on public holidays).
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