Community Awareness

Event Description: Community Awareness is a service project designed to raise community awareness of a health and/or safety related issue of local, state and/or national interest. The project, selected by the HOSA chapter, should be one that addresses one specific health and/or safety issue, need or concern and makes a worthwhile contribution to the community. The project should have a direct relationship to the organization's purposes and to Health Science or Biomedical Science Education. Activities are then planned to make the community aware of the health and/or safety issue. The chapter documents each activity as it is planned, conducted and evaluated. When the project is completed, the chapter develops a portfolio that documents and explains the project and activities. A team of 2-4 competitors presents the chapter’s project to a panel of judges, using the portfolio as documentation of their accomplishments.