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Service-Learning Through Chapter Chats: A Personal Reflection, Charity B. Blalock, Maryse Azer, April Garrity
Service-Learning Through Chapter Chats: A Personal Reflection, Charity B. Blalock, Maryse Azer, April Garrity
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning
Eagle showcase:excellence in service learning
A New Way Of Learning: Student Revelations From A Sport Development Service-Learning Course, Deondra E. Johnson
A New Way Of Learning: Student Revelations From A Sport Development Service-Learning Course, Deondra E. Johnson
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning
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Eta Sigma Gamma - Georgia Southern University Chapter: Breast Cancer Awareness Health Communication Plan, Jill Johns, Omolola Okunromade
Eta Sigma Gamma - Georgia Southern University Chapter: Breast Cancer Awareness Health Communication Plan, Jill Johns, Omolola Okunromade
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning
The health communication plan was used to evaluate public health communication and advocacy promotion by efficiently increasing awareness about breast health and preventive services such as mammography screening among college students and women eligible for breast cancer screening. The communication plan was targeted towards empowering the Georgia Southern University chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG) members and other college students to act as health advocates by virtually disseminating information through the Facebook platform to their peer groups and social networks including friends and families in their community.
The purposes of the program evaluation and implementation measurement were to: 1) monitor …
Grant Application For The Hearts And Hands Clinic, Christine Cooper, Ariellah Ward
Grant Application For The Hearts And Hands Clinic, Christine Cooper, Ariellah Ward
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning
During our service-learning course on public health funding and grant writing, we had the opportunity to work at the Hearts and Hands Clinic. During the pandemic, many families lost their income and healthcare insurance. Thus, facing uncertainties about where to obtain medical care. The clinic wanted to expand its existing chronic care program to an underserved community in Evans County. Our task was to prepare a grant application for the clinic to secure the funding needed to help vulnerable adults better manage their chronic disease and prevent further complications. Engaging in this applied experience allowed us to improve our implementation …
Communication Plan To Raise Awareness For Dementia And Promote Caring Closet, Aishwarya Potluri, Prachi Joshi
Communication Plan To Raise Awareness For Dementia And Promote Caring Closet, Aishwarya Potluri, Prachi Joshi
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning
This poster was designed to communicate the products developed for Rockin'Out Alzheimer’s, an organization to help caregivers in providing everyday essentials for at-home dementia patients, in Statesboro, GA.
The authors collaborated with the organization and helped to develop communication materials for their program -"Caring Closet" which was aimed at providing diapers, bed-pads, barrier creams and other necessary items to qualified individuals suffering with dementia. The authors helped to set up a webpage, a Facebook page and design an infographic for "Caring Closet" and helped communicate about the program in the community. The end results were then compiled and presented in …
Provision Of Free Oral Health Services In Bulloch County For Uninsured, Low-Income Individuals., Blerta Shehaj, Paige Perry
Provision Of Free Oral Health Services In Bulloch County For Uninsured, Low-Income Individuals., Blerta Shehaj, Paige Perry
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning
Improving the oral healthcare needs of rural populations involves practical, tailored, and flexible approaches to expand oral health services and increase the oral health workforce. The Hearts and Hands Clinic provides free primary health care services for Bulloch County residents aged 18 and older, uninsured, and those who live below 200% of the federal poverty guideline. This service-learning summer project aimed to identify potential organizations that would provide funding for oral health activities of the clinic and develop a grant application to the selected organization. By the end of this service-learning project, the students were able to identify the multiple …
“Squash The Spread Of Covid-19 In Bulloch County” Program, Osaremhen Ikhile, Karabi Barai
“Squash The Spread Of Covid-19 In Bulloch County” Program, Osaremhen Ikhile, Karabi Barai
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning
The purpose of this service-learning project was to assist the organization “Squash the Spread Bulloch County” with bolstering communication of health information regarding COVID-19. Evidence-based theory, diffusion of innovations was used to dispel fear regarding COVID-19, reassure residents of their rights, answer their questions, build trust in the health care system and ultimately ensure the adoption of health behaviors that would reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Bulloch county. These hinged upon earlier group research to understand public attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs that hinder the adoption of the desired health behaviors to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Adherence to recommendations …
Mental Health Services For Underserved Communities In Bulloch County: A Service-Learning Project With The Hearts And Hands Clinic., Aurela Nikaj, Kadiatou Diallo
Mental Health Services For Underserved Communities In Bulloch County: A Service-Learning Project With The Hearts And Hands Clinic., Aurela Nikaj, Kadiatou Diallo
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning
The increasing demand for mental health services during the COVID-19 global pandemic was the driving force behind our collaboration with the Hearts and Hands Clinic in a service-learning project. The project aimed to prepare a grant application at Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation. Our objective was to secure funding for the clinic, enabling it to expand its staff and offer free mental health services for underserved communities in Bulloch County. This project helped us apply the knowledge gained from the Public Health Funding and Grants course to real-life challenges amid COVID-19, enhanced our critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and, most …