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About Us
What is the HOT program?
- The Healers of Tomorrow (HOT) is an 8 month mentorship program dedicated to exploring health careers, providing college preparation, and developing leadership skills in motivated high school students.
- We meet on the first Saturday of each month through zoom, where students will have opportunities to interact with various health professionals and collaborate with their peers. Each of our students is also tasked with creating and carrying out a health project to improve their community, with support from adult mentors. Examples of such projects include: Community clean-up for Earth Day, "Running is Medicine" event in Jemez Pueblo, and COVID relief for families in Zia.
- Each of our students creates and implements a youth-led health project to improve their community, with support from adult mentors.
- This program offers a supportive environment to explore the interests of health careers and community service. Our hope is to build leadership capacity and empower youth through this journey as we explore what it really means to be a healer and youth leader in our community.
- For more information email: tanya@lovingservice.us
HOT Participants
Emelia Pino (Zia Pueblo)
Emelia Pino (2019-2020 HOT participant) saw a need within her home community of Zia Pueblo. With her home community on lock down from the pandemic, she wanted to gather educational supplies and games to keep the youth entertained.
Read this UNM article about Emelia!
Emelia is now a HOT 2020-21 Coordinator and has been selected for a prestigious national award given out by the National Indian Health Board. She was recognized at the 2020 Heroes in Health Award Gala!