National Health Corps (NHC) fosters healthy communities by connecting those who need it most with health and wellness education, benefits, and services while developing tomorrow’s compassionate health leaders. National Health Corps Chicago, a program of NHC, is administered by Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) and implemented by Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC).
Become a Host Site
We seek applications from organizations interested in hosting NHC Chicago members. Applicants may apply to host more than one member.
NHC Chicago members produce significant and unique contributions that enhance Host Sites’ efforts to address social determinants of health and underlying structural oppression that may not otherwise be possible due to a lack of adequate funding, staffing, and resources. NHC Chicago members can help to increase access to care for underserved populations, provide health education, develop tools and curricula, conduct community outreach, link people to care for both mental and physical health, and in many other ways address the social determinants of health specific to your community. NHC Chicago members also work to build each host organization’s capacity in a way that lasts beyond their term of service.
Learn more here or download the full Request for Applications (RFA).
Become a Member
We now seek full-time NHC Chicago members to serve an average of 40 hours per week. Available positions are listed here. This is a great learning and professional growth opportunity for someone who wants a gap year with real-world experience before starting college, grad school, or a new career in non-profits, public health, human services, or the medical field.
- Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.
NHC Chicago is committed to fostering members’ personal and professional development and commitment to service through training and team building. Download the flier displayed above.
My service taught me
What it truly means to try to connect with those who come from backgrounds different from my own with perspectives different than my own, this is a skill I continue to utilize and work on in my career as a pediatric physician.
Katarina, 2016-2017
My service year in Chicago
Defined the trajectory of my life. It helped me confirm a desire to pursue medicine, and there is no doubt in my mind that getting into a Chicago medical school was in part due to my AmeriCorps experience.
Kristina, 2022-2023
My service year was invaluable
I learned so much about interacting with patients and utilizing motivational interviewing and the realities of the American healthcare system vis a vis insurance and access issues… I continue to apply lessons learned from that year in my work now as a pediatric intensive care nurse…
Maria, 2018-2019
Through my service year with NHC,
I was able to gain confidence and improve on many valuable skills. I was also introduced to a wide background of different service-related fields, which helped me have a clearer picture of what career path I wanted to pursue long-term.
Grace, 2022-2023
Check out this video from NHC Chicago alum Aisha who served as Teen Squad Coordinator with Girls in the Game!
Check out what LaShyra Nolen, NHC Chicago Alumna and first-year student at Harvard Medical School said to NPR’s Morning Edition on November 4, 2019, in a segment called “Diagnostic Gaps: Skin Comes In Many Shades And So Do Rashes.”
For more information, please visit National Health Corps or contact Alisha Jani at nhcchicago@phimc.org.
