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Program Established: 1996 Program Period: June 4 to July 20, 2008 Students/Projects/Sites: 17 students worked on 14 projects at 14 community sites in Erie, Pennsylvania Professional Discipline: Medicine Service Days: Students provided 459 days of health-related service Locations Served: Community health centers/clinics, community organization offices, different types of treatment centers, recreation centers, geriatric facilities, in the field/community, day camps Student Activities:* Health-related client education, oral health activities, health activity planning, community social activities, client interviews, health issues research, community outreach, survey development or administration, program evaluation Population Demographics: Men and women, all ages (project dependent), a mixture of races/ethnicities, English-speaking Community Health Issues:* Exercise, oral health, access to care, diet and nutrition, mental health, cardiovascular health, diabetes, insurance/social service, obesity, personal hygiene, physical disability Didactic Sessions: BTG students in Erie attended didactic sessions on Wednesday mornings. Faculty included personnel from LECOM, along with individuals from relevant health and social service agencies with specific expertise in health-related issues. The sessions included Domestic Violence; Serving the Elderly; Serving the Incarcerated Population; and Serving the Mentally Challenged. Community Event: LECOM hosted its annual Meet and Greet on April 22, 2008. The event offers community preceptors an opportunity to set up displays about their agencies so that students accepted into the BTG program can learn more about the participating organizations before partnering with one. In addition to students and community preceptors, representatives from LECOM’s faculty and administration also attended. Oral Health Activities: A local dentist and dental assistant gave a presentation on the relationship of oral health to overall health and offered suggestions about how to incorporate oral health activities into the students’ projects. They also provided support throughout the program for the students’ oral health activities. As a result, students estimated that 225 children, 105 adults and 188 elderly received oral health education and oral health supplies. Poster Presentation: LECOM held its Annual Poster Presentation on August 28, 2008, at the college. Representatives from the participating community sites, faculty and students, and other invited guests attended. In addition to the poster session, each student gave attendees a short oral summary of his or her project. *The information provided here reflects only those activities and community health issues reported by 40% or more of students at each BTG program, based on cumulative data for the seven-week internship. 2008-09 LECOM Program Participants
2008-09 LECOM Community Partners For a complete alphabetical list of all 2008 BTG CHIP community partners and to view community project summaries by site, click here.
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