$25,000 Available in Leadership Recognition Program Awards Statewide; Application Deadline Extended.News Editors & Health/Medical Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 The Health Professions Education Foundation (HPEF HPEF Health Professions Education Foundation (California) ) is currently accepting applications for the Youth for Adolescent Pregnancy adolescent pregnancy See Teenage pregnancy. Prevention -- Leadership Recognition Program (YAPP-LRP) for the 2003-2004 academic year. Awardees will receive funding of up to $25,000 (up to $5,000 per year for up to 5 years). The awards will recognize youth (age 16-24) who have made outstanding contributions in their local communities within the last 5 years by actively promoting healthy adolescent ad·o·les·cent adj. Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence. n. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity; a teenager. sexuality and lifestyle choices for other youth. Recipients of the YAPP-LRP may use these funds to pursue a health professional degree at an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). vocational school, college or university of their choice. For more information and to obtain an application packet, please contact the Health Professions Education Foundation at 800/773-1669, or 916/324-6500. The Oct. 2, 2002, deadline has been extended to Nov. 15, 2002. Program information and application forms may also be viewed and downloaded from the Foundation's website at www.healthprofessions.ca.gov. The YAPP-LRP scholarship is funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation. |
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