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Corey Bradley and John Luttrell Corey Bradley and John Luttrell Wake Forest University School of Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine 2013-2014 NC Albert Schweitzer Fellows 2013-2014 NC Albert Schweitzer Fellows Description/elevator speech Goals Increase awareness about the importance of regular physical activity as a critical determinant of health. Promote physical activity by introducing underprivileged children to tennis. Identify barriers preventing families from being physically active. Activities Outcomes Sustainability ACES! will be sustained at all four elementary schools by the coaches of Playworks Durham with funding provided by the NC Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. www.schweitzerfellowship.org 704-895-6596 Fellows Amanda Cadena and Asha Thomas with the winner of the free tablet drawing Group picture of the final e-Health Literacy Series e-Health Literacy Series Amanda Cadena and Asha Thomas Winston-Salem State University Department of Occupational Therapy 2014-2015 NC Albert Schweitzer Fellows Group picture of the first e-Health Literacy Series Our Project As Schweitzer Fellows, Amanda and Asha worked to improve the birth outcomes of pregnant-aged (14-35) minority women in the Forsyth County/Winston-Salem area by providing education on how to access reliable health information on the Internet. Throughout the Fellowship year, they led three series at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, Today’s Woman OB/GYN, and Salem Pregnancy Care Center. The goal of this project was to teach women how to locate accurate and trustworthy information on the Internet to improve their health and the health of their children. Activities • Each series lasted five to six weeks • Each class had a designated topic. The series topics were: • Internet Basics/Website Appraisal • Teratogens • Stress Management • Nutrition • Physical Activity • iPads provided by WSSU Multi-Media Services were utilized by the participants weekly to complete class activities and practice their website appraisal skills • Hands-on activities reinforced skills and supplemented each lesson Outcomes By the end of our year-long project: • 24 out of 30 participants gained e-Health Literacy skills. • 10 out of 30 participants engaged in 3 out of 5 of the following behaviors 3 months or longer: • Consume folic acid daily • Replace 1 unhealthy snack/drink with a healthy snack/drink daily • Engage in recommended stress management techniques 3x/week • Engage in physical activity 3x/week for 30 minutes each trial • Share reliable health information with 2 friends via social networking each week Sustainability By partnering with the Salem Pregnancy Care Center’s HOPE Program, components of the e- Health Literacy program will be incorporated on a weekly basis. Each class will begin with the women searching the Internet to find reliable information related to the topic being taught. In addition, as new women begin the program, the e-Health Literacy Series will be taught in its entirety in order for new members to learn the basics of the health topics and to develop the e- Health literacy skills necessary to successfully locate accurate and reliable information on the internet. The Schweitzer Fellowship will provide sustainability funding for the purchase of 7 tablet
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Corey Bradley and John LuttrellCorey Bradley and John LuttrellWake Forest University School of MedicineWake Forest University School of Medicine
2013-2014 NC Albert Schweitzer Fellows2013-2014 NC Albert Schweitzer Fellows
Description/elevator speech
Goals
Increase awareness about the importance ofregular physical activity as a criticaldeterminant of health.
Promote physical activity by introducingunderprivileged children to tennis.
Identify barriers preventing families frombeing physically active.
Activities
Outcomes
Sustainability
ACES! will be sustained at all four elementaryschools by the coaches of PlayworksDurham with funding provided by the NCAlbert Schweitzer Fellowship.
www.schweitzerfellowship.org704-895-6596
Fellows Amanda Cadena and Asha Thomaswith the winner of the free tablet drawing
Group picture of the final e-Health Literacy Series
e-Health Literacy SeriesAmanda Cadena and Asha Thomas
Winston-Salem State UniversityDepartment of Occupational Therapy
2014-2015 NC Albert Schweitzer Fellows
Group picture of the first e-Health Literacy Series
Our ProjectAs Schweitzer Fellows, Amanda and Ashaworked to improve the birth outcomes ofpregnant-aged (14-35) minority women in theForsyth County/Winston-Salem area by providingeducation on how to access reliable healthinformation on the Internet. Throughout theFellowship year, they led three series at theForsyth County Department of Public Health,Today’s Woman OB/GYN, and Salem PregnancyCare Center. The goal of this project was to teachwomen how to locate accurate and trustworthyinformation on the Internet to improve their healthand the health of their children.
Activities•Each series lasted five to six weeks•Each class had a designated topic. The seriestopics were:
• Internet Basics/Website Appraisal• Teratogens• Stress Management• Nutrition• Physical Activity
•iPads provided by WSSU Multi-Media Serviceswere utilized by the participants weekly tocomplete class activities and practice theirwebsite appraisal skills•Hands-on activities reinforced skills andsupplemented each lesson
OutcomesBy the end of our year-long project:•24 out of 30 participants gained e-Health Literacyskills.•10 out of 30 participants engaged in 3 out of 5 ofthe following behaviors 3 months or longer:
• Consume folic acid daily• Replace 1 unhealthy snack/drink with
a healthy snack/drink daily• Engage in recommended stress
management techniques 3x/week• Engage in physical activity 3x/week
for 30 minutes each trial• Share reliable health information with
2 friends via social networking eachweek
SustainabilityBy partnering with the Salem Pregnancy CareCenter’s HOPE Program, components of the e-Health Literacy program will be incorporated on aweekly basis. Each class will begin with thewomen searching the Internet to find reliableinformation related to the topic being taught. Inaddition, as new women begin the program, thee-Health Literacy Series will be taught in itsentirety in order for new members to learn thebasics of the health topics and to develop the e-Health literacy skills necessary to successfullylocate accurate and reliable information on theinternet. The Schweitzer Fellowship will providesustainability funding for the purchase of 7 tabletcomputers.
