Head Start Preschool
March 12, 2020
Mitigating Health Disparities by Providing Education Opportunities that Promote Healthy Living Habits in Preschool Children at Concord Elementary’s Head Start Program
Student Nurses: Ariana Garin, Raeann Ashley Manalang, Jacoby Tisher & Aaron Tu Nurse Faculty: Ellie Marsh MN, RN Our team utilized The Nursing Process as the planning framework to learn what health disparities preschoolers were facing at Concord Elementary school. We learned this from our walking/windshield survey, our survey we sent home for families to fill…
December 6, 2017
Encouraging Healthy Habits at Head Start: Nutrition & Hand Hygiene
Student Nurses: Bob Howell, Natalie Parker, Irina Melinchuk Nurse Faculty: Hilary Jauregui, DNP, MN, RN Head Start Project Poster Bob Howell, Natalie Parker, Irina Melinchuk Project Aim: To increase the healthy habits among the Head Start students through education on nutrition and hand hygiene.For our rotation in Community Health we chose to work at the Head Start…
Encouraging Healthy Habits at Head Start: Nutrition, Hand Hygiene & Physical Activity
Student Nurses: Terry Bui, Johnny Nguyen, Samantha Lee Nurse Faculty: Ellie Marsh, MN, RN Project Aim: To increase the healthy habits among the Head Start students through education on nutrition, hand hygiene and physical activity. Based on our assessment and interviews with the teachers, we created three lesson plans for hand hygiene, healthy vs. unhealthy foods,…
March 15, 2017
Nutrition Education at Head Start
Faculty: Noel Chrisman, PhD, MPH Our project focused on providing exposure and education about healthy habits to preschool children. We focused specifically on healthy eating and activities, which are catered to the diverse community of South Park. We are led four different snack and movement activities with the Head Start program at Concord International Elementary…
December 15, 2016
Baby & Me Project with Head Start Preschool
We led a series of ongoing events that promoted infant-child development, which included an infant CPR class. Our objectives were: I. To work with the community to develop multiple educational modules within the project “Baby and Me,” with the broad goal of educating parents on infant-child development. II. To tailor the educational modules to the population’s perceived…
March 15, 2016
Dental Health Event
We organized an event for parents of children from the Head Start class. Read the full report here!
December 6, 2011
Bed Bug Prevention & Information at Head Start Preschool
We created an extensive resource on the prevention, control and removal of bed bugs, clarification of tenant rights for a pest-free environment and who to contact for support. Read the full report here!