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Minnesota Campus Compact's, College Health Corps VISTA program helps to improve the health of low-income communities by promoting partnerships between health-focused community organizations and higher education institutions.
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2012-2013 Impact
Here is what our 11AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers
accomplished in 2012-2013
19,562 individuals received or were referred to healthcare services and benefits
14,384 individuals participated inhealth literacy initiatives
75% demonstrated an increasein health education
19,807 individuals participated in health literacy initiatives
68% reported positivebehavior changes
21,035 underserved people positively impacted by upstream health measures . . .
. . . addressing health determinants such as smoking, pregnancy, stress, access to nutritious
foods, mental health, and alcohol & drug use
1,676 new volunteers were engaged in over
30,390 hours of service
11 VISTAs contributed to the procurement of over $130,000 in cash resources and $8,000 in non-cash resources to increase the capacity of their organizations and communities
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For more information visitwww.mncampuscompact.org