Healthy Lifestyle Deliverables

Creators: Rachel Cullen, Vanshika Dawar, Sasha DiVall, Yusra Mukhtar, and William Schweitzer Course: HSCI2850 Special Topics Continuation of Healthy Lifestyle submission. The group’s deliverable was a series of patient education materials for Waldo County General Hospital’s Wellness Group. This artifact is the group’s info graphs and surveys for the community partner….

Connecting Students with Seniors Through an Intergenerational Program

Creators: Students of the Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging Class Course: BIOL 5593 Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging Over the past semester, the student’s in Dr. Apfeld’s class on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging have collaborated with the Boston-local organization Little Brother’s – Friends of the Elderly (LBFE). LBFE is a…

All About Fruits

Creator: Kristina Wang Course: Public Health Nutrition in the Community This presentation video was created to target and educate a group of young children about the importance of fruits in one’s diets. It provides information about the serving sizes, the nutrients, and how to eat the fruits throughout the day….

Dairy-Free Pesto Recipe

Creator: Sarah Boehm Course: Public Health Nutrition in the Community This recipe storyboard was created for the Guru Ram Das Ashram. The Ashram supplies food to the local community through a food pantry and promotes healthy eating. This pesto uses simple, whole-food ingredients that are easily accessible and provides an easy, healthy recipe to encourage…

Reflecting on Service with Hong Lok House

Creator: Emily Chiasson Course: Psychosocial Aspects of Healthcare (Golub-Victor) This reflection provides an overview of both the barriers and benefits that service-learning provides for students. This student reflected on things such as the language barrier, using verbal and non-verbal cues, as well as how service-learning introduced her to a population she had never worked with…

Service Project Family Gym

Creators: Gillian Lentini, Nolan Piccola, and Joyce Shen Course: 3310 Contemporary Issues in Health Care This presentation was given to our class and submitted along with an essay detailing takeaways from service at Family Gym and the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles….

The Importance of Digital Literacy in Combating Pandemic-Era Social Isolation in Older Adults

Creators: Maddie Szoo, Kathan Ramnath, and Delaney Vinaixa Course: 3310 Contemporary Issues in Health Care This presentation was given to our class and submitted along with an essay detailing takeaways from Little Brothers: Friends of the Elderly and the importance of digital literacy in combating pandemic-era social isolation in older adults….

Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Final Presentation

Creators: Brian Chong, Ariel Mahler, and Lin Zhang Course: 3310 Contemporary Issues in Health Care This presentation was given to our class and submitted along with an essay detailing takeaways from Little Brothers: Friends of the Elderly and solutions to senior care….

Family Gym: A Community-Based Approach to Combat Child Obesity

Creators: Holly Chadwick, Jordan Marshall, and Satwik Misra Course: 3310 Contemporary Issues in Health Care This presentation was given to our class and submitted along with an essay detailing takeaways from service at Family Gym and the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles….

Virtual nutrition presentations (breakfast, recipes, vegetables) to greater Boston community members & their families

Creator: Students in Nutrition and Public Health Course: 2500 Nutrition and Public Health (Lowrey) The artifact represents a collection of students materials created for a virtual engagement. The slide deck was used to educate community members & their families on the importance of nutrition. Students discussed the link between nutritional benefits and improved lifestyle. Presentations…