by Allyssa Stevens Background Children’s Hospital and Medical Center (CH&MC) is a 145-bed nonprofit facility located in the heart of Omaha, NE. The first Children’s hospital was built in 1948 and set out with a mission to improve the life of every child, while never turning a child in need of medical care away due […]
by Allyssa Stevens Background Children’s Hospital and Medical Center (CH&MC) is a 145-bed nonprofit facility located in the heart of Omaha, NE. The first Children’s hospital was built in 1948 and set out with a mission to improve the life of every child, while never turning a child in need of medical care away due […]
by Cheri Farris The first quarterly statewide lifestyle coach call occurred June 20th. We had a great turnout with 22 lifestyle coaches and/or coordinators on the call. We used Go to Meeting with a share screen for the call. So far, we have received feedback from 10 of them via online survey evaluation. Overall, the […]
by Cheri Farris One of the important activities in the internship placement is to plan and facilitate a minimum of one new National DPP Lifestyle Coach training targeting gap areas that help to reach priority populations. Mr. Coyle and I determined a date and location for the upcoming National DPP Lifestyle Coach Training. As a […]
by Allyssa Stevens Background Children’s Hospital and Medical Center is a 145-bed nonprofit facility located in the heart of Omaha, NE. Children’s was built in 1948 and set out with a mission to improve the life of every child, while never turning a child in need of medical care away due to an inability to […]
by Cheri Farris The MPHTC field placement between myself and Brian Coyle, MPH will include the following activities: Assist in the development of a multi-year plan to engage and train National DPP Lifestyle Coaches quarterly in a format that allows for sharing successes, discussing overcoming barriers, identification of resources needed, and providing a training opportunity […]
by Arianna Crum Background on the field placement organization The mission statement of the Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) is to promote, protect, and prioritize the health of the entire community (DCHD, 2019). The DCHD operates different programs to promote health equality such as food safety, clinic services, infectious diseases, and Infant and Child Health. […]
by Kat Barrow As a part of my MPH program for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, I am excited to be working as an intern for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The Kansas Office of Primary Care and Rural Health’s mission is to “aid Kansas rural and medically underserved communities in […]
by Meghan Cordova Toolkit For my project, I have been creating a Toolkit with information on different substance abuse and mental health themes to be used throughout the year in the area high schools and interested businesses. The Toolkit consists of newsletter information, flyers, and graphics that can easily be used by those in charge […]
by Emily Blanchard I have completed and presented the needs assessment for the LCCSO staff, and they have been given digital copies of the PowerPoint presentation and products 1 and 2 (the parent questionnaire and needs assessment, respectively). These items were developed with the help and cooperation of the Learning Community Center of South Omaha’s […]
