Volunteer Opportunity Details:

The goal of Health Literacy is to educate and empower patients to be more involved in their healthcare decisions. Our Health Literacy Program seeks to improve the patients' ability to understand health related information by training volunteers to present standardized health literacy materials in both group and one-to-one settings.

New York Methodist Hospital's Health Literacy Program provides an excellent opportunity for community health, health outreach, health promotion or pre-med students to develop a greater understanding of dynamic healthcare settings while working on their teaching and public speaking skills.

Hands-On Experience

Health Literacy volunteers present health-related information in clinics and family health centers. All health literacy volunteers are required to attend 3, three hour, training sessions. These trainings ensure that volunteers are comfortable with the material and presenting it to a group.

What we offer

Thorough training with on-going coaching

Evaluations and performance reviews (mid-term and final)

An experience that fosters professional and personal growth and development

The opportunity to really make a difference in the lives of patients

Requirements
Minimum time: After training a minimum of 16 presentations must be completed
Times: Monday- Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

To apply

Please visit our website at www.nym.org. Click under "Community Outreach," then click on "Volunteer Opportunities." Please take the time to fill out the "notes" section and let us know that you are interested in the Health Literacy Program

Volunteers will need to complete three training sessions. Volunteers must be at least 20 years old.

This opportunity is sponsored by: New York Methodist Hospital

We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X Evening Monthly

Contact Person: Tammy Himes, Program Manager, (718) 780-5397, (email) View all organization contacts

Address:

506 Sixth Street, Volunteer Department Brooklyn, NY 11215 (See a map)

Directions:

New York Methodist Hospital is located at 506 Sixth Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in Park Slope Brooklyn. You can take the F train to the 7th Avenue stop and then walk three short blocks north to Sixth Street.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: F train, 7th Ave. stop,   Walk distance (in minutes): 3

Miscellaneous Information

Borough
	Brooklyn
Volunteer Shifts
	Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.