Innovative Framework for Academic and Public Health Departments’ Partnership on Preparing Future Practitioners- Preliminary Data

Service Learning Projects	Student Benefits	Academic Liaison Benefits	Health Department Benefits and Achievements	Community Benefits from the Preceptor’s Perspective
Infant-maternal health program effectiveness study	Learned data transfer procedures and policies Gained knowledge of case-control analysis	Research opportunities Publication Presentation at a national conference Wrote a technical report Received awards and recognitions	Conducted the evaluation of the program Managed both short- and long-term outcome trends analysis Enhanced understanding of evidence-based research	Ability to acquire more funding and provide more services to the community Serve as evidence-based practice to other health departments
Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) application support	Gained an understanding of the Virginia Medicaid system and program delivery Acquired an understanding of the FAMIS program	Collaboration opportunities	Increased human resources: student supported the staff in program eligibility Facilitation of program delivery Improved connection with social workers	Service was offered to the community without any delay
Prescription take-back box program	Learned networking skills Improved ability to engage in community research Gained mapping skills	Research opportunity Submitted a technical report	Established a database of the prescription take-back box sites in Hampton Roads	The map of the sites is available to the community
Administrative data management project	Gained an understanding of administrative database management, policies, and requirements Learned the procedures for data cleaning and continuous improvement	Collaboration opportunities	Received staff support Facilitation and support of database management	More proficiency
Family planning/STD survey	Gained skills in survey design Acquired skills and knowledge in project planning and implementation Survey administration Data coding, entry, and analysis	Research Publication opportunities Presentation at a national conference	Assessment of needs and gaps identification Effectiveness of the project	Opportunity to expand family planning services to other communities
Prescription medication take-back program: recommendations for program promotion	Gained skills in qualitative tool development Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents development and submission Interview planning and implementation Qualitative data analysis	Research opportunities Submitted a technical report	Designed a report of strategies for program dissemination	Establishment of a work team to implement strategies to raise more awareness of the program

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33596/coll.59 | Journal eISSN: 2638-4396

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Language: English

Page range: 13 - 13

Published on: Oct 15, 2020

Published by: University of Miami Libraries

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

University–health department partnership,

collaboration,

service learning

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Innovative Framework for Academic and Public Health Departments’ Partnership on Preparing Future Practitioners- Preliminary Data

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