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Innovative programming – Building academic-community partnership via service-learning projects for developing and implementing theory- and evidence-based health promotion programs
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Objective: This study discusses innovative ways to engage students to establish academic-community partnerships for developing and implementing a theory- and evidence-based HIV educational program for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Methods: A group of Master of Public Health (MPH) students in a required course on “Program Development and Implementation” participated in this service-learning research project. Via analysis of previously conducted need assessment data and a series of stakeholders meetings, the academic-community partnership team identified priority topics to be addressed through the use of a clinical-based educational program. A program-planning framework called “Intervention Mapping” was applied to develop the education curriculum. Results: Students worked with peers, the instructor, and community partners and stakeholders to jointly develop a theory- and evidence-based educational series called the Living Well DAILY program. Three sessions of this clinic-based client education series (Talk Healthy, Eat Healthy, & Preparation=Power) were developed, pretested, and piloted via a participatory iterative process. HIV/AIDS clients and caregivers reported high satisfaction and complimented the importance and relevance of the educational information developed and delivered. Community stakeholders were very pleased with the quality of the curriculum materials, and students commented that such learning opportunities were engaging, increased self-confidence, and facilitated competency building. Conclusion: The innovative academic-community partnerships involving diverse inputs and feedback from community partners, peer students, and instructor provided powerful and valuable learning opportunity for students, and resulted in theory- and evidence-based interventions benefiting and addressing the health needs in the area HIV communities.
Learning Areas:
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Other professions or practice related to public health
Program planning
Public health or related education
Learning Objectives:
Describe how faculty, students, and community partners might work together in establishing powerful academic-community partnerships via developing and implementing theory- and evidence-based programs to address community health needs.
Discuss benefits and lessons learned from the development of the academic-community partnership service-learning opportunities for student, community, and faculty engagement.
Keyword(s): Community-Based Partnership & Collaboration, Service Learning
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I'm the PI of the study and have taught and conducted service-learning and community-based research for more than 15 years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
