Outreach Programs

Programs and departments within the School of Health Professions engage in discipline-specific outreach efforts that strengthen their curriculums and provide vital services throughout the academic year.

• Camp John Marc
  From a unique facility in Bosque County, Texas, Camp John Marc creates high-quality, year-round camping experiences for chronically ill and disabled children and their families. The camp works in partnership with health organizations, community volunteers, and pediatric hospitals to develop cooperative programming that meets the special needs of these remarkable children.
• CPIU – Community Prevention and Intervention Unit
  The Community Prevention and Intervention Unit of the Department of Healthcare Sciences is involved in a wide spectrum of activities to help prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.
• DFW AHEC – Dallas Fort Worth Area Health Education Center
  The DFW Area Health Education Center works to improve the health of our communities by developing a quality health work force and helping address unmet health needs. Students and faculty from UT Southwestern play an integral role in many of these activities.
• Screening Our Sisters
  Screening Our Sisters seeks to reduce late diagnosis of women in high-risk areas. 

Clinical Nutrition student Elizabeth Stasny volunteers to teach healthy eating at the Ronald McDonald House.