What is SALUD?
How many sessions are in SALUD?
10 sessions
According to most health experts, how many minutes of moderate physical activity should teens get per day?
60 minutes
This healthcare professional works under the supervision of a physician, can diagnose and treat patients, and typically completes a 4-year undergraduate degree followed by a 2–3 year graduate program including classroom instruction and clinical rotations.
Physician Assistant (PA)
This type of financial aid does not need to be repaid and is often based on need or merit.
Scholarship or grant
These factors outside of healthcare, like income, education, housing, and environment, greatly influence health outcomes in a community.
Social determinants of health
Where will SALUD take place?
Duke School of Medicine
Diets high in this mineral, commonly found in salt and processed foods, can raise blood pressure, increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
sodium
These professionals administer anesthesia during surgeries and other procedures. The pathway typically includes a 4-year undergraduate degree, 3–4 years of specialized graduate training, and clinical rotations.
nurse anesthetist (CRNA)
This is the standard test often required by U.S. colleges that measures reading, math, and writing skills.
SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)
This movement integrates human rights, racial justice, and public health to ensure that all individuals can make reproductive choices safely and equitably
Reproductive Justice
Besides learning about health and science, what does SALUD help students prepare for in the future?
College access+ preparation
This is a cluster of conditions including high blood sugar, high blood pressure, excess abdominal fat, and abnormal cholesterol levels that together increase your risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Metabolic Syndrome
This career helps patients improve mobility, strength, and function after injury or illness. Becoming one typically requires a 4-year undergraduate degree followed by a 3-year professional doctorate program.
Many selective colleges use this type of application deadline, where students apply early and receive a decision sooner, but it is binding if accepted.
Early Decision
This concept refers to the idea that where a person lives, down to their specific neighborhood or zip code, can have a greater impact on their health outcomes than their genetic code.
Zip code effect
What is SALUD's mission?
Inspire Durham youth to pursue health-related professions by critically exploring health through a social justice lens
Name one healthy way to manage stress?
Exercise, journaling, deep breathing, etc.
This career requires navigating a complex path of undergraduate education, 4 years of graduate medical training, variable-length residencies, and both national and specialty-specific exams before full independent practice.
Physician (MD or DO)
What are Direct Unsubsidized Loans and Direct Subsidized Loans?
Subsidized loans are “subsidized” because the government pays interest while you’re in school, whereas unsubsidized loans accrue interest immediately.
This type of unconscious attitude or stereotype can affect the decisions of healthcare providers, educators, and others, contributing to inequities in treatment and outcomes for marginalized populations
Implicit Bias
What does the application consist of?
The online application will consist of demographic information and short essays.
This virus attacks the immune system by targeting CD4 T cells. If untreated, it can weaken immunity and make a person vulnerable to infections and certain cancers. Antiretroviral therapy can help control the virus and keep people health
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
This profession requires a 4-year undergraduate degree, a 2-year master’s program, and board certification. Professionals in this field guide patients and families regarding inherited conditions, genetic risks, and testing options.
Genetic Counselor
Some selective colleges use this type of application review that considers a student’s grades, test scores, essays, recommendations, extracurriculars, and personal background to make decisions beyond just numerical metric.
holistic admissions
This concept examines how environmental hazards like pollution, toxic waste, and a lack of green spaces disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color.
Environmental justice