HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER

The Health Resource Center (HRC) is collaboration between the Boston Public Health Commission and Boston Public Schools to bring comprehensive sexual health education, in-school health counseling and referrals to community health care resources to BPS high school students.   HRC health educators are trained to deliver the evidence-based Get Real Sexual Health Curriculum to youth and cover topics that range from healthy decision making, healthy relationships, and sexual health, including prevention of STIs, HIV, and unplanned pregnancy, to youth struggling with their sexual identity or gender. The HRC team also delivers a substance abuse curriculum using a combination of workshops and activities from the Drugs4Real curriculum and the Michigan Model to prevent smoking and drug use, and ultimately provide the students with skills to make informed decisions. The health educators also discuss youth depression and suicide, stress and anger management using the Break-free From Depression curriculum developed by Children's Hospital.   Looking for more information about the HRC? Check out ​this Prezi​!  Want to learn more about resources for teens in Boston? Download and print our Resource Guide! Currently seven (7) BPS high schools have Health Resource Centers:   Another Course to College 612 Metropolitan Ave Hyde Park, MA 02136 ​Marc Cosby mcosby@bphc.org Jazmine Shorter jshorter@bphc.org  Boston Arts Academy 174 Ipswich Street  Boston, MA 02215 ​Royal Nunes RNunes@bphc.org ​Community Academy of Science and Health 11 Charles Street  Dorchester, MA 02122 ​Makensy Nicolas MNicolas@bphc.org Heather Kough hkough@bphc.org​  ​​English High School 144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130  ​Marc Cosby mcosby@bphc.org  Jazmine Shorter jshorter@bphc.org  Excel High School 95 G Street  South Boston, MA 02127 ​Makensy Nicolas MNicolas@bphc.org Heather Kough hkough@bphc.org​  ​Fenway High School 67 Alleghany St Boston, MA 02120 ​Royal Nunes RNunes@bphc.org