Previously, the Fairfax County Health Department’s Public Health Youth Ambassador Program (PHYAP) has only been available to students during the daytime at select FCPS high schools.

However, now, all eligible 10th through 12th grade students who live in Fairfax County will have the opportunity to become Youth Ambassadors through its new Evening and Weekend program. Whether a student attends private school, a faith-based school, is homeschooled, or goes to a non-partner Fairfax County Public School, they have the chance to jumpstart their secondary school and career engagement in the expanding community health field.

PHYAP’s Evening and Weekend courses offer two exciting program options for students to choose from:

• High School and Young Adult Opioid Reduction Training Program
• Young Adult Mental Health Worker Program

Both classes will be held at the Fairfax County Government Center on Monday - Thursday from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The program’s overall focus is to increase student interest in healthcare-related activities, while broadening the spectrum of professionals working throughout the industry. Each curriculum features learnings from two nationally known medical schools (the Morehouse School of Medicine and the George Mason School of Public Health), while acting as a catalyst towards meeting the Health Department’s goal to build generational health across the entire Fairfax region.

Applications for the PHYAP Evening and Weekend Program are now available. Application deadline is October 22. Apply today!

Learn more about the Public Health Youth Ambassador Program.