Student Reflections:

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Interprofessional Prevention Education Service
Project Pilot Hope Bilyk MS, RD, LDN Diane
Bridges MSN, RN, CCM Cathy J. Lazarus MD, FACP
Susan K. Tappert PT, DPT

• Purpose
• To promote Prevention Education in the areas of
  Physical Fitness, Preventive Screening,
  Nutrition, and Making Healthy Choices.
• Plan
• To have over 200 first year students at RFUMS
  from 9 healthcare professional programs complete
  interprofessional service projects in the four
  areas.
• Goals
• Teach students from the 9 healthcare professional
  programs the skills and knowledge necessary to
  conduct successful prevention education programs.
• Continue existing and develop new sustainable
  partnerships between our university and community
  agencies.
• Design assessment tools to evaluate constituents
  experiences (students, community partners and
  participants).
• Process
• Completed pilot in the winter term of 2007-2008.
• Analyze pilot and formalize plans for main
  project in spring of 2008
• Complete main project in fall of 2008.

• Progress to date
• Three interprofessional teams of 16 healthcare
  students and a mentor participated in prevention
  education projects with local community partners.
  An IPE grant team member worked with two of the
  groups to develop materials and presentations
  that were at the cognitive level of the
  participants.
• An educational program concerning healthy eating
  and sanitary food preparation for developmentally
  disabled adults at a residential community.
• Modified nutrition bingo game
• Developed a hands on plate menu planning method
• An educational program at a local Boys and Girls
  Club on the importance of healthy, low fat snacks
  and meals, as well as the side effects of
  substances such as alcohol.
• Age appropriate materials concerning the Food
  Guide Pyramid
• Special glasses that simulate the feeling of
  being intoxicated
• An educational program for women and children at
  a local womens shelter regarding the importance
  of physical activity followed by participation in
  games requiring physical activity.
• What still needs to be accomplished
• Analysis of the student surveys and reflections.
• Distribution and analysis of the community
  partner and participant surveys.
• Refinement of student training.

Sample Activity Residential Community
Special glow-gel representing dirt was placed on
the residents hands and highlighted with the use
of a black light. After the residents washed
their hands, the black light was used to show
how much dirt they missed.

• Which instructional strategies worked best
• Students direct goal oriented presentations and
  discussion concerning the best method to approach
  the various community participants.
• Community participants short presentations
  modified to the development level of the
  participant, demonstrations, games, and
  activities.
• What strategies need to be developed
• Method to encourage more buy in from the
  faculty mentors and the students.
• Systematic approach to the education of the RFUMS
  students to standardize the training in
  prevention education and presentation
  modification.
• System to better monitor the progress of the
  groups.

Sample Activity Boys and Girls Club
Student Reflections Working with a local
organization allowed us to contribute to
increased health awareness in our community, and
the childrens enthusiasm was extremely
rewarding. While working with the kids, I was
surprised by how much they taught me.
Beer goggles simulated the effects of
intoxication while the kids performed physical
tasks such as catching a ball and walking a
straight line.