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About Us

About

CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University in collaboration with the Health in Our Hands-Flint/Genesee Partnership is funded by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health to develop a new generation of learning materials.
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Curricula

Curricula

Health in Our Hands (HiOH) connects the science classroom to the community to give youth and adults an understanding of modern concepts in genetics. Designed to meet the Next Generation Science Standards, HiOH curriculum uses Community-Inspired Project-Based Learning.
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Partners

Partners

Partners from school districts, health-related organizations, and community-based organizations have been involved in every phase of the project including curriculum design, classroom activities, community action projects, health summit planning, analysis and dissemination of results.
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Health Summit

Health Summit

Every unit of Health in Our Hands culminates in a Health Summit which provides a platform for students to share the results of their community action research projects and suggestions with the wider community. The HiOH-Flint/Genesee Partners, teachers, and project staff organize these district-wide or cross-district events.
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Recent News

3P Grant

Atherton Community Schools earns a grant to further HiOH Curriculum

This summer Atherton Community Schools was

Maria Salinas Project Coordinator with Health in Our Hands engaging with a student

Atherton Wolverines Learn About Taking Care of Themselves

The first annual Student Health Fair took p

HIOH Flint Genesee Partnership Members participating in the Sustainability Retreat

HiOH Sustainability Retreat 2022 Brings community, school administrators and teachers together

Health in Our Hands aims to sustain the project in Flint/Genesee after the grant funding ends in 2024.  This goal was envisioned by the HiOH-Flint/Genesee Partnership when it submitted the grant proposal in May 2018 to our funder, the NIH-Science Education Partnership Award.

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