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Program Established: 1997 Program Period: June 9 to August 1, 2008 Students/Projects/Sites: 16 students worked on 9 projects at 8 community sites in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Professional Disciplines: Public health, social work, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing Service Days: Students provided 470 days of health-related service Locations Served: Community organization offices, in the field/community, client homes, community health centers, day camps, treatment centers, shelters (homeless and other), schools Student Activities:* Health issues research, oral health activities, health-related client education, community resource assessment, community social activities, health activities planning, advocacy activities, community outreach, program evaluation, survey development or administration, linking clients with health resources, social service intervention Population Demographics: Men and women, all ages (except for geriatric population), predominantly African-American and/or a mixture of races/ethnicities, English-speaking Community Health Issues:* Diet and nutrition, oral health, mental health, access to health care, exercise, poverty, communication (language/literacy), substance abuse, homelessness, personal hygiene, sexual questions/issues, violence, women’s health, child care, race/ethnicity, budgeting/personal finance, cultural beliefs/practices, diabetes, insurance/social services, obesity, STDs, transportation Community Preceptor Orientation: On May 21, 2008, Pittsburgh hosted a BTG orientation workshop. New preceptors were introduced to the program and returning preceptors were reoriented and welcomed back. Didactic Sessions: In addition to orientation, students attended six weekly didactic sessions (approximately 5.5 hours per week). Topics included Inequalities Within Women’s Health; The Problem Isn’t Homelessness, It’s Lack of Housing!; Experiential Poverty Exercise; The Hill as Community and a trip to the Hill; Creative Community-Based Research; and Oral Health for the Underserved. Guest speakers represented community-based program providers, academicians and individuals from underserved backgrounds. Reflective sessions were integrated throughout the curriculum. Community Event: Pittsburgh’s annual social took place on July 17, 2008, hosted by Community Human Services, one of the Pittsburgh BTG’s longstanding community partners. The event is open to all community mentors, faculty preceptors, students and community members and is designed to give program participants an opportunity to network and interact with each other in a social setting. Oral Health Activities: BTG students attended Oral Health for the Underserved, a presentation that offered an understanding of oral health needs in the community. A dental mentor supervised a third-year dental student who served as a consultant for the student interns. The dental student participated for half of the BTG program, working with each team of students to help them prepare for their oral health presentations. She also attended all community-based student presentations to help provide support and answer questions. With the help of this coaching, BTG interns estimated that 292 children and 245 adults received oral health education. Governor’s School: Pittsburgh’s BTG Program collaborated with the 2008 class of the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Healthcare by providing feedback on community-based project proposals developed by the Governor’s School students. Interns in the BTG program also spent time with Governor’s School students, sharing perspectives on health professions training and health-related careers. Symposium: The University of Pittsburgh held its Annual Day of Presentations Symposium on August 1, 2008, the last day of the BTG Program. Students celebrated their summer projects through poster presentations, and two select student groups gave oral presentations of their summer projects. Dr. Al Condeluci, Chief Executive Officer of United Cerebral Palsy/Community Living and Support Services (UCP/CLASS) of Pittsburgh, served as the guest speaker. UCP/CLASS is the third largest disability-specific agency in Southwestern Pennsylvania. *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 University of Pittsburgh Program Participants
2008-09 University of Pittsburgh 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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