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FELLOWS & PROJECTS
2012-13
James R. Carter, The Ohio State University College of Social Work
Carter’s service project will focus on HPV risk prevention in Columbus’s gay and lesbian community.
Community Site: TBD
Brittney Cottman, The Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Cottman will work to improve the quality of life of older adults by
mobilizing an activities group comprised of retirement community
members.
Community Site: Westminster-Thurber Community
Laura Doss, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Doss will develop and implement a preventive oral health program targeting low-income pregnant women.
Community Site: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
Laura Ford, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ford plans to adapt the Complete Health Improvement Project and make it accessible to underserved people living in Athens County.
Community Site: Athens City-County Health Department; Live Healthy Appalachia
Colleen Heffernan, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Heffernan will work to improve oral health among children and families living in the Linden area of Columbus.
Community Site: Linden Head Start Programs
Laura Marx and Kasey Vogel, The Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Working as a team, Marx and Vogel will develop a theater-based intervention program for individuals living with mental illness.
Community Site: Fresh A.I.R. (Artists in Recovery) Gallery Southeast, Inc.
Brian Needham, The Ohio State University College of Public Health
Needham will enhance existing urban gardening efforts with a wellness
program designed for low-income East Columbus residents. He will
incorporate the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown—a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: Four Seasons City Farms
Bridget Schoeny, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Schoeny will implement an opiate addiction intervention program for residents of Athens County.
Community Site: Rising Appalachian Warriors
Rachel Sharrock, The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Sharrock will design and implement a low vision intervention program for physically and/or cognitively impaired adults.
Community Site: Heritage Day Health Centers
Nikki Skrinak, The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Skrinak will develop and implement a sexual assault prevention program.
Community Site: The Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO)
Ruth Smith, The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences
Smith will employ fine art as a vehicle to raise awareness and build community among refugees and immigrants.
Community Site: Somali Culture & Research Institute; Somali Women & Children’s Alliance
Sabrina Smith, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Smith will partner with a local advocacy group to establish a diabetes
prevention program for underserved people. She will incorporate the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown—a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: Central Ohio Diabetes Association (CODA)
Brooke Starkoff, The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology
Starkoff will customize athletic programs for the prevention of childhood obesity, drawing on the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown—a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: YMCA of Central Ohio
Amanda Timmel, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Timmel will develop and implement a childhood obesity intervention for Appalachian youth, drawing on the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown—a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: Live Healthy Appalachia; Big Brothers Big Sisters
Sophia Tolliver, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Tolliver will develop and implement a nutrition intervention program at a free clinic serving homeless individuals.
Community Site: Physicians CareConnection (PCC) 2011-12
Samantha Boch, The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Boch is addressing the lack of comprehensive sex education in Columbus, Ohio by creating and administering an age-appropriate, sustainable sexual health curriculum for middle- and high school-aged girls. She will partner with The Ohio State University’s Girl Circle Project to educate and empower female youth in safe, comfortable environments that connect the youth with female college-student mentors.
Community Site: The Girls Circle Project
Bernard Cason, Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Cason is addressing the health needs of homeless, unemployed, and disadvantaged youth in Franklin County. He will customize and implement the curriculum of Healthy Congregations, Inc., which applies Bowen Family Systems theory to lower stress and anxiety in vulnerable populations. Cason will also train youth and families with the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors
Community Site: TBD
Michelle Caster, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Caster is addressing the health and nutrition needs of the Columbus Somali refugee population by implementing a nutrition curriculum for elementary school children and conducting educational workshops for their parents. Caster’s culturally competent program will provide fun activities for students as well as a comfortable space for parents to discuss their concerns with nutrition, and will draw from the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: Focus Learning Academy
Elizabeth Coppelman, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Coppelman is expanding opportunities for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities to reap the benefits of animal therapy. Partnering with Serendipity Stables,
Coppelman aims to develop a sustainable program that improves the experience of the clients and families who use this farm as a modality of treatment for their disabilities. She will coordinate a group of veterinary students from The Ohio State University to assist in maintaining a safe, enriching environment, as well as in providing veterinary care to the horses used in the program.
Community Site: Serendipity Stables
Heather Datsko, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Datsko is addressing health disparities in Appalachian Ohio by expanding the health education programming of Good Works, an organization that conducts outreach that supports people experiencing poverty. Her project will add a health day to Good Works’ summer kids camp, as well as launch a Saturday-morning health class that addresses common health concerns. Datsko hopes to make good health more accessible for program participants, and to inspire them towards personal growth.
Community Site: Good Works, Athens
Tamara Durr, The Ohio State University College of Social Work
Durr is addressing obesity-related issues among low-income families in Greater Linden through a culturally competent, threefold program that includes healthy eating, physical fitness, and primary care components. Durr plans to integrate the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: St. Stephen's Community House
Allison Gibson, The Ohio State University College of Social Work
Gibson is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association to develop an education and support program for individuals and their families in the early stages of dementia. She is also working to expand Columbus-area support programs for individuals with Young Onset Alzheimer’s disease who have been diagnosed before the age of 65.
Community Site: Alzheimer's Association
John Heffernan and Brittany Lipinsky, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Heffernan and Lipinsky are addressing the oral health needs of children from low-income families in Columbus. They will work with local dentists and Head Start staff to establish a dental home for Head Start children, and to provide education that imparts the benefits of oral health to both children and parents. They plan to integrate the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors, and they hope to establish a long-term relationship between local dental professionals and Head Start children.
Community Sites: Head Start, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Kimberly Herrmann, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Herrmann is conducting an infectious disease intervention in Athens, Ohio and surrounding Appalachian counties. Collaborating with the Athens AIDS Task Force, she is creating a Hepatitis C health education curriculum and conducting educational sessions with community members from underserved and uninsured populations. Herrmann will implement the curriculum, as well as provide referrals for testing and other support in prevention and reducing transmission. Ultimately, Herrmann hopes to expand this health education program to other agencies to be taught by local high school and medical students in a health-career mentorship program.
Community Site: Athens AIDS Task Force
Anne Marie Kessler, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Kessler will address maternal health and infant mortality in the low-income Weinland Park neighborhood of Columbus by facilitating a weekly peer support group for new mothers. Mobilizing community volunteers, Kessler’s team will establish home-based, personalized support for each mother.
Community Site: International Poverty Solutions Collaborative
Kacie Kreifels, The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Kreifels is addressing culture and language barriers between optometrists and non-English speaking patients in Columbus. She will work to establish an International Clinic Day in The Ohio State University College of Optometry Clinic, as well as to administer cultural awareness workshops in partnership with The Ohio State University Multicultural Center for optometry students. Kreifels will work to build rapport between the Hispanic and Somali communities and the optometric profession, ultimately raising awareness of the importance of comprehensive vision care.
Community Site: The Ohio State University Multicultural Center; The Ohio State University College of Optometry Clinic
Joan Randle, The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Randle will address the impact of low breastfeeding rates on maternal & infant health in Weinland Park, a low-income neighborhood in Columbus. Partnering with the International Poverty Solutions Collaborative, she is establishing a mother-to-mother breastfeeding support group and a comprehensive lactation clinic to serve low income and minority women. Her sustainable, community-based advocacy program will provide mothers with breastfeeding information, education and support—and also provide hands-on learning opportunities for volunteer medical and nursing students interested in caring for the breastfeeding dyad.
Community Site: International Poverty Solutions Collaborative
Diana Tsai, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Tsai is addressing cultural and communication barriers to improved health literacy in Columbus by creating a program that teaches adults and children how to effectively communicate with health care providers, and also provides resources for accessible and affordable health-care. Tsai will work to engage participants and recruit volunteers who will help to sustain the program.
Community Site: Tzu Chi of Columbus
Tessa Yoder, The Ohio State University School of Allied Medical Professions
Yoder is addressing the health of adults with developmental disabilities by creating a student-run health and wellness program that focuses on personal health maintenance, prevention, and participation in wellness activities. Yoder will recruit and facilitate a multidisciplinary team of Ohio State students to work with program participants; the team will conduct bi-weekly health and wellness programming at Goodwill Columbus.
Community Site: Goodwill Columbus
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