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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Healthcare Competency Training Delivery Methods, Vanessa Jennings
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Healthcare Competency Training Delivery Methods, Vanessa Jennings
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Decades of research express the need to strengthen the trust between minority groups and the healthcare system through addressing and reducing cross-cultural miscommunication. Though Central Coast VNA and Hospice is a well-established organization, the rate at which underrepresented individuals (i.e., LatinX, Asian, African American, Pacific Islander) access their services is low. Issues contributing to the low number of underrepresented individuals include language barriers, a poorly structured system, and a lack of cultural competency training among the staff. The result is an underserved population, a failure to meet the agency’s mission, and a perpetuation of systemic racism. To address this problem, …
Parental Engagement To Influence Child Nutrition Habits, Mariah Van Ardenne
Parental Engagement To Influence Child Nutrition Habits, Mariah Van Ardenne
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Brighter Bites Salinas is a non-profit agency whose mission is to create healthy communities through fresh food. They do this by providing nutrition education to children and delivering free, fresh produce to parents. In the United States, obesity and food insecurity are common, intertwined issues among children. The contributing factors to these entangled issues are associated with living in poverty, acculturation of minority groups, and negative parental influence. The consequences of this include increased risk of chronic diseases, high-cost treatments, and mental health issues. This capstone project was created to positively engage parents in nutrition education to influence their children’s …
Notice: Youth, Poc & Lgbtq+ Big Tobacco Wants You, Tucosha Lopez
Notice: Youth, Poc & Lgbtq+ Big Tobacco Wants You, Tucosha Lopez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast is a 501(c)3 non-profit that works with local communities to fight lung disease. This capstone project was developed for the Tobacco Control Program and addressed how Big Tobacco disproportionately targets youth, people of color, and LGBTQ+. Less awareness of tobacco-related issues, targeted marketing schemes, and individual susceptibility to negative health behaviors result in addiction, decreased physical/mental health, and increased negative behaviors. The project was a 45-minute educational resource video to be published on the Breathe California YouTube channel. It consists of topics about the warning signs of nicotine addiction …