HMS Donates $20,000 to Girlstart
July 22 2020 - 8:00AM
Helping to groom a new generation of women engineers, programmers,
scientists and astronauts, healthcare analytics leader HMS (NASDAQ:
HMSY) announced it has donated $20,000 to Girlstart.
Girlstart hosts camps and educational programs designed to
motivate girls to pursue careers in the sciences. The organization
has chapters and camps throughout the U.S.
HMS’ donation will provide science kits to girls participating
in the group’s month-long virtual summer camps. The crown jewel of
the kits is an Ozobot, a miniature computer resembling Star Wars’
R2-D2, which can be programmed to do numerous tasks. These Ozobots
will introduce girls to computer programming through fun projects
and experiments.
“HMS is proud to be a part of this important initiative,” said
Jacob Sims, HMS’ chief technology officer and a member of
Girlstart’s national board. “The U.S. has a tremendous shortage of
professionals in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)
careers, and that shortage is particularly acute among women.
Girlstart was designed to address this by making science fun.”
HMS’ donation will enable 233 girls in Texas, who otherwise
could not afford to participate in the Girlstart camps, to learn
from and enjoy the program.
“We are beyond delighted with HMS’ generosity and foresight,”
said Tamara Hudgins, executive director for Girlstart. “HMS is
helping us to build a new generation of women committed to
scientific careers.”
This year’s coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on
Girlstart summer camps, which were transformed into ‘virtual’
off-sight workshops in a matter of days.
A day in the life of the typical ‘virtual’ camp-goer includes
learning about a science ‘word of the day,’ participating in a
scientific experiment and hearing a lecture from a prominent woman
scientist, engineer or astronaut.
“The program works because it is both challenging and fun,” said
Hudgins. For instance, the girls were challenged to program their
Ozobots to traverse a course littered with moon rocks. For every
failure, participants needed to reprogram their Ozobots.
“It is easy to imagine these ‘explorers’ will one day be
employing similar technologies to plot a course on Mars,” predicts
Hudgins.
About GirlstartThrough its comprehensive
programming, Girlstart provides a year-round, intensive suite of
STEM education programs for K-12 girls. Girlstart’s core programs
foster STEM skills development, an understanding of the importance
of STEM as a way to solve the world’s major problems, as well as an
interest in STEM electives, majors, and careers.
About HMS HMS advances healthcare by helping
healthcare organizations reduce costs and improve health outcomes.
Through our industry-leading technology, analytics and engagement
solutions, we save billions of dollars annually while helping
consumers lead healthier lives. HMS provides a broad range of
payment accuracy and population health management solutions that
help move the healthcare system forward. Visit us
at www.hms.com or follow us on LinkedIn
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Media ContactLacey HautzingerSenior Director,
External CommunicationsHMS(214)
735-7964Lacey.hautzinger@hms.com
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