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 Health Recourse Center provides peer to peer experiences empowering youth to take ownership of their personal health and engage in their communities. The Center also gives referrals and community healthcare resources to high school students.
The Health Resource Center teaches medically accurate, skills focused, evidence-based curricula in and out of school. Our education sessions are interactive with a mix of small group discussions, games, and tools to engage different learning styles. Our out-of-school time programming empowers youth with the tools they need to host peer-to-peer learning sessions in the community related to key content areas.
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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
