ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT JESSICA MICELI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Florida Gulf Coast University | Florida, United States | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" "The Millennium Fellowship is a prestigious opportunity for me to further my passion project and make a difference in my local community. I am so excited to be a part of something bigger than me, full of bright and inspired individuals who all aim to make this world a better place." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Medical Femininity
Why Medical Femininity? In a class that I am taking currently, our professor suggested we look through Lee Health’s Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to find metrics that would support the foundations of a public health-centered project. At this time, I had also begun the Millennium Fellowship through the United Nations, and found this to be an opportunity to combine the two projects.
In my own life, I had recently gone through issues with my personal health, and there was a lot of emotional pieces that I had to unpack. A lot of women have pain before, during, and after menstruation. Pain is not always 'normal'. Medical Femininity is both a blog and instagram advocacy page that serves as a platform for women to advocate and collaborate for their own health, as well as to educate others on things like prenatal care, screenings, and menustration. The social stigma around these topics makes it difficult to talk about, and I aim to bring these barriers down in order to make healthcare more accessible. Medical Femininity is both a blog and instagram advocacy page that
About the Millennium Fellow
Jessica Miceli is a rising junior studying Biochemistry at Florida Gulf Coast University. She is passionate about women’s healthcare and reducing health disparities in her local community. She, herself, was diagnosed with a gynecological-related issue, and being a young woman, felt lost and uncomfortable in her own healthcare journey. She wishes to reduce this feeling
for other young women, and build trust between them and their healthcare providers through education and advocacy projects in an effort to prevent reproductive health issues.
