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Paul Ambrose Scholar Program Community-Based Project Highlight

Posted By Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, Monday, May 23, 2022
Updated: Monday, May 23, 2022

Paul Ambrose Scholar: Elisha Tribble, Mercer University

Community-Based Project Name: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Reduce Vaping in Adolescents

The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program prepares public health and clinical health professions students to promote change and be leaders in addressing population health challenges at the national and community level. Students from across the health professions to commit their time and effort to improve health within their communities through the planning and implementation of a community-based project.

This project aims to collaborate with the Georgia Sheriffs' Association to develop a curriculum for Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety (C.H.A.M.P.S.) regarding the dangers of e-cigarette use and vaping to help decrease the usage of e-cigarettes in adolescents. This project has been created and presented to the Georgia Sheriffs' deputies, who currently offer the C.H.A.M.P.S. program to schools in 94 counties in the state of Georgia. The new curriculum will be evaluated to determine vaping education's benefit, perceived impact, and sustainability. This project hopes to achieve the Healthy People 2030 goal of reducing e-cigarette use in the adolescent population by targeting early intervention. The anticipated impact of this early education is to see an overall decrease in the usage of e-cigarettes and vaping products in adolescents.

The curriculum was created to be cohesive with the current C.H.A.M.P.S. curriculum presently in use across Georgia. The new vaping education was presented to the Georgia Sheriffs' deputies to educate the presenters on the material to prepare them to use the new education in the classroom. Then, to evaluate the new curriculum, an anonymous survey completed by the deputies will determine benefit, perceived impact, and sustainability.

At the start of this project, there was no vaping education presented in the C.H.A.M.P.S. program. Through a collaborative effort with the Georgia Sheriffs' Association, this project broadened the current C.H.A.M.P.S. curriculum and educated younger adolescents on the dangers of vaping and e-cigarette use. Data from this study suggest that this program is beneficial, sustainable, and improves education in the adolescent population regarding the dangers of e-cigarette use.

Project Timeline

September 2022: Vaping curriculum went "live" in counties across Georgia
March 2022: Vaping education survey sent to deputies who taught in the C.H.A.M.P.S. program
May 2022: Review and analysis of survey data began

Attached Files:

CHAMPS Vaping.pdf (1.53 MB)

Vaping Survey Results.pdf (281.65 KB)

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Paul Ambrose Scholar Program Community-Based Project Highlight

Posted By Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Updated: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Paul Ambrose Scholar: Emily Starman; University of Iowa School of Dentistry

Community-Based Project Name: Open Heartland: A Pilot Project to Increase Access to Oral Health Care

The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program prepares public health and clinical health professions students to promote change and be leaders in addressing population health challenges at the national and community level. Students commit their time and effort to improve health within their communities through the planning and implementation of a community-based project.

This project was to establish a working partnership between the University of Iowa College of Dentistry (COD) and Open Heartland. Open Heartland is a grass roots organization in Iowa City, IA that works with Hispanic, Spanish-speaking immigrant families to provide community resources, including healthcare. I worked with COD administration and faculty to develop a pilot program to refer patients from the UI Mobile Clinic to the COD. Patients were ideally going to see fourth year students in the Family Dentistry clinic for comprehensive exams and radiographs free of cost. A treatment plan could then be developed and completed with a payment plan based on the Iowa Medicaid fee schedule. This was significant since most all adults are not eligible for Medicaid or dental insurance due to their immigration and/or citizenship status. A dental event was held separately from the UI Mobile Clinic at Open Heartland in January 2022 to establish a patient pool for the pilot program. An educational activity for children and educational flip books in Spanish were also used/made. Patients were selected based on evidence of urgent dental needs and desire to be treated at the COD. Seven adult patients were ultimately selected and contacted to make appointments in Family Dentistry with me (Emily Starman, D4) as their clinician. Comprehensive exams, radiographs, and treatment plan formulation was completed for each pilot patient, including extensive oral health education. All appointments were completed using an interpreter over the phone. Patients will then be scheduled with new fourth year students after my graduation to complete treatment in Fall 2022 as necessary.

Project Timeline

August 2021: Opened Heartland Mobile Clinic #1 in Iowa City, IA
October 2021: Opened Heartland Mobile Clinic #2
January 2022: Dental Event at Open Heartland
March-May 2022: Saw patients for comprehensive exam, cleanings, and treatment planning.
May 2022: Opened Heartland Mobile Clinic
May- June 2022: Plan for future patient care and pilot programming with mobile clinic patients