HealthCorps Teens Make Health Happen
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AtlantiCare
HealthCorps Teens Make Health Happen innovate program available to Atlantic County schools this Fall, sponsored by AtlantiCare.
Bring your excitement back to your campus communities!
Thanks to the generous support of AtlantiCare, HealthCorps is bringing Teens Make Health Happen, a proven, near-peer health and wellness club, to middle and high schools across Atlantic County.
About Healthcorps
AtlantiCare is investing in the long-term health of Atlantic County. As part of their commitment to preventive mental health and extending life expectancy in the communities they serve, AtlantiCare is offering the HealthCorps Teens Make Health Happen program starting at 10 middle and high schools across the county. This is the first year of a three-year partnership.
Teens Make Health Happen is a program of HealthCorps, a national nonprofit that has been making an impact on student and school communities for 20 years, serving over 300 school sites nationwide. HealthCorps is committed to saving lives by addressing health challenges in at-risk communities through education, leadership and service learning. HealthCorps empowers teens by encouraging them to become change agents within their families, schools and neighborhoods.
What is Teens Make Health Happen?
Teens Make Health Happen is an interactive club that empowers middle and high school students to use their passions to improve their well-being, tackle pressing health challenges, and grow as leaders in their community. Led weekly by one of our near-peer college mentors, students are engaged in interactive lessons that focus on physical, mental, and community health.
HealthCorps will provide:
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A trained near-peer college mentor to facilitate the club weekly, overseen by a HealthCorps program manager
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All curriculum, materials, and resources
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Support launching the club at your site
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Campus-wide health promotion activities
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Access to regional HealthCorps events and network
How to support a TMHH Club at your site:
This program works because schools are genuine partners in it. Selected schools commit to:
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Identify a dedicated staff member to serve as the club sponsor
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Designate a space for participants to meet either during or after school
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Help recruit students to participate in the Teens Make Health Happen Club (if outside of class time)
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Support student-led health promoting events to help bring the power of TMHH to your entire campus
Ready to bring excitement back to your campus communities?
AtlantiCare is offering schools the HealthCorps opportunity, starting with 10 schools across Atlantic County. Schools will be awarded by early May and launch in September 2026.
We're looking for schools that are ready to make health a priority on their campuses! Selection will consider demonstrated interest, school need, and geographic fit across the county.
If your school is interested in being considered, the next steps are as follows:
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Complete the interest form here: School Interest Form
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Meet with the HealthCorps team to learn more and ask questions
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Submit a short application sharing how the HealthCorps program would fit in at your school!
A partnership between AtlantiCare Health System and HealthCorps.