Students Together for Service A Coordinating Board for Student Service Organizations at UTMB
Our Mission ▪ Create an alliance of student service groups across campus ▪ Help groups to collaborate and avoid duplication of effort ▪ Gather resources to get student projects off the ground ▪ Promote student service across campus and cultivate a culture of service
Proud Recipient of 2012 President's Cabinet Award Funding from August 2012- August 2014
Students Together for Service in Action Student-Initiated Projects Funded and Supported by STS
Family Medicine Interest Group Helping Hands 2013, 2014 Awarded funds for the purchase of supplies (hygiene kits) to deliver to Galveston homeless “ The Helping Hands event hosted by Family Medicine Interest Group [and St. Luke’s Society], on April 5th, 2014 was a success. We were able to donate 60 hygiene packs which included shampoo, deodorant, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash, bandaids, and hand sanitizer, to the homeless in Galveston. We still have close to 90 packs left over for the fall to give out during our Fall Helping Hands event. ”
Public Health Organization Nutrition & Individual Fitness for Today's Youth (NIFTY) Food Demo & Physical Activities Carnival Awarded funds for supplies “Lessons throughout the year focused on encouraging students to make healthier eating choices & incorporating family participation in adopting healthy lifestyle changes by recommending 3-5 daily servings of fruit and vegetables and controlling portion sizes and to increase the amount of time students participate in physical activity. The carnival (our main event) included a food demo and physical activities.”
Public Health Student Organization Infectious Disease Seminar for Galveston Community Members Funding for supplies “Seminars were aimed at disseminating knowledge and public health awareness to the community. We focused on the risks, symptoms, and prevention for viral diseases such as Influenza, Hantavirus, and West Nile virus, beginning with 1- 2 seminars and expanding from there.”
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Awarded travel funds “ Students from the Hospice and Palliative Care Organization at UTMB were able to take a trip to Tennessee Colony where they visited the Michael Unit, a maximum security prison that houses the only prison hospice in the state of Texas. During their visit, students met with the medical director, hospice coordinator, chaplain, and members of the nursing staff who graciously answered all of their questions. They also spent time visiting with patients and talked to the prisoners who served as medical assistants and provided care to those at the end of life. ”
C.D. Doyle Clinic of Austin Funded purchase of medical supplies “ The CD Doyle clinic is a medical and nursing student run clinic that operates on Sunday afternoons at the Trinity Center in Downtown Austin. The CD Doyle Clinic has an open door policy, that provides services to any individual that comes through the doors regardless of insurance, ID, or residency. With the guidance of interested faculty and attending physicians the clinic is student directed. ”
Preventive Medicine and Community Health Graduate Student Organization: Walk This Way Supplied 250 pedometers and water bottles “ We organized a group walk to support Galveston Island ’ s Biggest Loser Challenge Participants (approx 850 registered) & community members wanting to increase physical activity in their daily lives. The pedometers were used as an incentive for community members to attend the events and utilize them on a daily basis. The requested 250 pedometers were divided between the 4 scheduled walks. ”
Women’s Health and Sex Education Workshop at Ball High School Funding for supplies and participant incentives “ This workshop is intended to empower the young women of our community (grade 9 to 12) with the tools and resources to make healthy decisions with their bodies and relationships. We will hold weekly interactive workshops, focusing on different aspects of sex education with 45 minutes of teaching and 45 minutes of group discussion, including 5-10 minutes of journal writing. ”
St. Vincent's Student-Run Free Clinic Saturday Morning Health and Nutrition Classes Funding for food and supplies • Innovative, interactive, nutritional education and cooking classes • Focus on counseling participants about practical strategies for weight management and healthy living • 20-30 minute discussion and interactive cooking demonstration
Hear Our Voice: Stories of Struggle and Survival in Galveston Funding for webpage development for story archiving “ Funding will be used for initiating and maintaining a webpage for Hear Our Voice, a UTMB student-coordinated and community- driven initiative to make the stories of marginalized communities in Galveston more audible and central to community discussions. The webpage will be a central hub where stories can be shared … UTMB students will create and maintain the webpage and will engage with community members to add their stories to the page. ”
Students Together for Service: Sustainability Ongoing Community Outreach
Frontera de Salud Ongoing support from STS Established a partnership with the Brownsville Community Health Center, • a federally qualified health center in Brownsville, Texas. Frontera volunteers operate weekend clinics to provide examinations and • physician referrals; cancer, diabetes and hypertension screenings; and focused healthcare counseling. Students are also responsible for: Well Woman exams, diabetes • education, and home visits
Senior Care Project • Monthly Home Visits • Bi-Weekly Sit-N-Fit program • Healthy Living Event (Quarterly) • Nutrition Classes
Annual Healthy Living Event The student-run Healthy Living Event is similar to a health fair, but is focused on teaching sustainable healthy living to under-served adults and children in the Galveston community and getting individuals connected to healthcare resources, especially those who lack adequate health insurance coverage. We teach healthy cooking, demonstrate fun exercises for children and adults, and educate attendees about preventative care. We also assess blood pressure, blood sugar, and A1c hemoglobin levels.
Conferences, Symposia, and Community Events *STS Speaker Series* • Frontera All Chapter • Conference Houston Global • Health Collaborative UTMB Welcome • Weekend UTMB Student • Service Leaders Open House Meet and Greet
Students Together for Service: Looking Forward Toward Community Service Learning
Service Learning ▪ Method of teaching combining classroom instruction with meaningful community service ▪ Emphasizes critical thinking and personal reflection while encouraging a heightened sense of community, civic engagement, and personal responsibility
Service Learning Beyond Medicine: Social Health and Human Rights ▪ STS student collaboration with CEHD, IMH, and CGHE ▪ 2-week course for 2 nd year medical students ▪ Lecture, Problem-Based-Learning reading/video/online modules, community engagement, and reflective writing
Contact Information Seth Clark, MA, MPH/MD Candidate sethalanclark@gmail.com Nicki Piemonte, MA, PhD Student Nicole.piemonte@gmail.com Kat Joel-Reich, Administrative Coordinator kjoel@utmb.edu
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