Uriel Medical Foundation

Shade program: sun hat awareness distribution & education. 1 in 5 americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to the sun's uv radiation. A person receives a quarter of their lifetime uv exposure by age 18 and the hours in the day with the strongest uv radiation occur during school hours. Skin cancer education for children is necessary for long-term health. The umf partnered with the bend science station to develop and implement shade over several years to educate elementary students about sun safety in an effort to reduce the occurrence of skin cancer. Shade is a hands on science curriculum with experiments and equipment. The shade program has been implemented in 8 schools and has expanded to other nonprofit education entities for implementation. 2023 was a year of re-evaluation post-covid to identify ways to restart the program through meetings with teachers trainers and curriculum builders.

Morningstar quilts: designed created and distributed quilts to new mothers at morningstar public nonprofit. Approximately 300 hours of time for this initiative.

High school research program. This program was developed to provide rural high school students an opportunity to have access to mentorship from physicians and top tier college students through research collaboration. Students from rural settings often have limited access to educational advancement mentorship resulting in lost opportunities for the student and the community. The goal of this project is provide rural high school students insight to educational and research opportunities around the world aimed at developing youth who may return to their rural communities following their advanced education infusing new expertise and innovation into the rural setting. Two volunteers worked on this program. Five high school students from around the country participated in this program and the previous years' participants were accepted to various colleges around the country. 12 group meetings per year; 12 additional smaller group meetings; 2 publications.