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Community Health Workers: Working To Increase Knowledge on Mental Health and Nutrition for Post-partum Latina Moms During Home Visits

Awarded in 2017
Community Catalyst Grant
Updated Sep 18, 2023
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Project Goals

This project will develop a community-based wellness educational program to train Community Health Workers (CHWs) to reduce health disparities affecting Latina postpartum women through a home visiting program. The CHWs will also be trained in the skills needed to achieve sustainable employment beyond the grant program.

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Increasing Access to Quality Healthcare in Correctional Settings by Expanding Health Workforce Capacity

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Most healthcare education/training programs, including those at medical and pharmacy schools, do not offer courses that specifically focus on health challenges related to mass incarceration. Criminal justice system involvement is heavily stigmatized, which negatively impacts desire to interact with or gain a deeper understanding of current or formerly incarcerated individuals. This project focused on reducing the stigma students may have by providing the opportunity to hear directly from formerly incarcerated individuals. The grantees assembled a cross-campus multidisciplinary class on correctional healthcare that provides an overview of the complicated criminal justice system and matches future graduates to mentors delivering healthcare to inmates. The well-received course resulted in students considering how they might adapt their careers to address the specific health challenges presented in our criminal justice system. As a result, the course Medicine 809-Intersection of Health Care and Incarceration will be offered each spring and is open to medical, nursing, pharmacy, and PA students.
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Getting Bike Equity Right: A River Riders Bike Share Initiative

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Awarded in 2017
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