Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
Abstract
IMPACT. 1: With support from a Course Development and Enrichment Grant (Offices of Service-Learning, Undergraduate Education, Outreach and Engagement), our team has created a new service-learning course at OSU (2017 launch). -- 2. In cooperation with Buck-I-SERV, a five-week community outreach/service learning STEP experience will be offered as a pilot of the semester-long course. Service learning will take place in Columbus (urban) and NC (rural). -- 3. Our team facilitated connecting 85% of high risk clients with primary care. We have disseminated our results at 2 international conferences, via 6 poster sessions, and have 3 manuscripts in preparation.OSU PARTNERS: College of Medicine; School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences; Division of Health Sciences and Medical Dietetics; Division of Occupational Therapy; Division of Athletic Training; Division of Physical Therapy; Division of Respiratory Therapy; Division of Health Information Management and SystemsCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Stowe Mission; Community Development for All People (CD4AP); Salvation Army Food Pantry; PrimaryOne Health Central Ohio; Community Health CentersPRIMARY CONTACT: Colleen Spees ([email protected])Chronic lack of access to healthcare and adequate nutrition leads to health disparities that make food insecure families more vulnerable to disease. Through a multidisciplinary initiative, we conducted a pilot to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of providing health screening, education, referrals, and follow up services for food pantry patrons that directly and indirectly addressed critical public health issues
