Research To Action: Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants Working Group y Homes Partnership Type Research, community-coalition building Population Served Neighborhoods within Memphis (primarily N. and S. Memphis) with multiple exposures to environmental hazards, with particular interest on effects on pregnant women and young children (and cognitive development), but also going beyond that. Population Size? (#s within select zip codes in Memphis) ~ 500 (but growing) Outreach/coalition-building to advance policy solutions to substandard housing effects on health children with asthma and their families, as served by Le Bonheur (currently) the Just formed (in response, in part, to a P50 Submission to NIH by UTHSC and pending R01 Submission (Sep 2015)) Started in 2014 but officially launched on Jan. 15, 2015 UTHSC, U of M, Ohio State Univ, LSU, UT Knoxville; Shelby County Department; Community coalitions in affected areas; y Homes Partnership U of M School of Law and Le Bonheur Children s Hospital (CHAMP Program) Administrators; Others who have signed onto MOU see att d U of M: Law, Public, Earth Sciences U of M: School of Law (primarily the Institute for Law & Policy and the Experiential Learning Program), School of Public U of M: AT Campbell (Law), Jia (Public ), Antipova (Earth Sciences) to date Law: AT Campbell (lead organizer; point person for U of M), D Schaffzin; Public : M Levy, C. Jia Only a medical student to date (* AT Campbell seeking Law: 9 in inaugural Policy Practicum course who served HHP. opportunities to build policy-related projects for students Others TBD. to work on within interdisciplinary teams part of Policy Practicum, and ultimate goal a Policy Lab hub) Goals/ This is a new Working Group in response to an R01 (PA- 12-153), but part of the Research Center on Disparities, Equity, and the Exposome to work with other colleagues and the community to address community health issues, using GIS and other expertise, via research (with community participation focus). Brought AT Campbell in on behalf of y Homes Partnership and also the Institute for Law & Policy (with goals to help build/study policy-based interventions). This partnership is intended to help eliminate environmental and safety hazards in housing; to promote collaboration among housing and legal services agencies and healthcare providers; and to advance best practices and strategies, including policy and regulatory changes to increase the availability of and access to healthy housing for all Memphis-area residents. Mission: To ensure every child in Memphis grows up in a healthy home. Funding Sources In process of seeking (mainly federal $ to date) To date: U of M Strengthening Communities Initiative (seed money) and community training-oriented $ from CHAMP. Seeking additional money now via federal grant programs, and national and local foundations. Current Funding leads/opportunities: BUILD Challenge Grant (RWJF $, lead: United Way); Kresge Foundation (lead: Le Bonheur); NIH Asthma Empowerment Grant (Lead: Le Bonheur; also hooked in C. Jia in Public on this); Pay for Success/GHHI (Lead: Le Bonehur) Email Primarily (to date) email and traditional media outlets, plus U of M and Le Bonheur publications. Hope to create a website. Expansion Seems large given research proposals seeing to date re: healthy neighborhoods, environmental health, and environmental justice. Very strong. Taps into regional (and national) push for integrating development concerns with health, and to local emphasis on a greenprint and neighborhood preservation/healthy development. Ours is a key homebased piece, and also brings in family and community voices. Multisector, interdisciplinary, community-driven. Excellent esp. as way to tie in Law, Public, Earth Sciences and their students (and potentially others) at U of M. Very strong. Much interest, and more groups are interested in signing MOU.
y Shelby (1) Pediatric Obesity, (2) FitKids: A Community-Clinic Linked Interactive Tool for Pediatric Obesity Screening and Intervention Center s Diabetic Obesity Weight Loss Pilot Program- y Living Type Population Served Service and Outreach Outreach Research Shelby County with a focus on people living with chronic illness (hypertension and diabetes) and seniors Parents with children age 3 to 20 Clients of Center Population Size Shelby County The collaboration between the Center and the University of Memphis helps to reach out to 58000 visitors of the Center the Unknown December 2011 - present Start Date: July 1, 2012 2 yrs: 2012-2014 Center, Common Table Alliance, Baptist Care, Methodist LeBonheur care, Saint Francis Hospital, Regional One Care, Christ Community Services, Memphis, Shelby County Department of, UMSPH, UTHSC, Memphis Fast Forward, MIFA School of Public Center/School of Public Social and Behavioral Sciences Systems Management and Policy SangNam Ahn, Lisa Klesges, Ed Dismuke, Debra Bartelli Lisa Klesges, Ph.D.; Kenneth Ward, Ph.D.; Satish Kedia, Ph.D.; Ramin Homayouni, Ph.D.; Michael Schmidt, M.G.D.; Cem Akkus; Lisa Krull; Sherri L. McDonald Ahn y Shelby has engaged several students via practicum opportunities Adam Alexander, Allison McGuire, Benjamin C. Mayfield, Brianna A. Wright, Caleb Williams, Carolyn J. Riordan, Codruta A. Collins, Michelle M. Clayton Smith Goals/ Improve management of chronic illness and improve coordination of end of life care The overall goal of the e tool is to address the childhood obesity epidemic. Parents receive tailored recommendations on how to make lifestyle changes to reduce risk and support healthy behaviors, based on bestpractice recommendations. In addition, FitKids utilizes Geographic Information Systems technology to provide parents with information about resources in their neighborhood to promote physical activity and healthy eating. Research Subcontractoutcomes study Funding Sources Baptist, Methodist, Saint Francis, Regional One, City of Memphis, Shelby County Government, Medtronic (1) FedEx Institute, (2) BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation r$26,585 total project costs Expansion County-wide Social media (Facebook, You Tube), Traditional media (print, radio, television), health fairs, Presentations in the community and at family events, distribution of promotional materials, social media more clients y Shelby is collaborative by design
Simulation of Living in Poverty Pilot Collaboration Community Practicum 2015 MPH Practicum (240-hour field experience) Type Population Served Scholarship and Education Scholarship and Education Research/ Promotion s Nursing and Inter-professional students, Memphis Community leadership Nursing students Clients of Center Population Size LSON LSON Unknown the Pilot To develop into IPE February 24, 25, 26, 6 hours each day; March 24, 25, 27 6 hours each day each clinical group provide a different health literacy program each day Mike Sturdivant, Mike Sturdivant, Patrice Griffin, Lisa Carson, Laura Todd, Jacinta Powers, John Thatcher and LSON Faculty Mike Sturdivant, Mike Sturdivant, Patrice Griffin, Lisa Carson, Laura Todd, Jacinta Powers, John Thatcher and LSON Faculty 3-6 months per student LSON, Center, y Memphis Initiative Board of Directors, UTHSC College of Nursing Faculty, Red Cross LSON, Center Wellness Center MPH Program Marion Donohoe, Joy Hoffman, Pat Cunningham, Leslie McKeon Marion Donohoe, Joy Hoffman, Rosemary Cotham, Angela Oigbokie Levy/Hendricks/Carlton/Y u/ward 116 Community /per semester 116 Community /per semester Bownes/Suwaneh/Ruther ford/scheel/kachouri Goals/ 1. Develop nursing students understanding of the challenges faced by those Living in Poverty; 2. Provide a safe environment for nursing students to develop culturally sensitive communication skills; 3. Evaluate an innovative educational tool to experience and understand the value of social justice; 4. Expose nursing students to staff at Church and the services provided in the community; 5. Provide education for Staff and Board members 1. Develop nursing students knowledge of community resources for vulnerable populations; 2. Provide a safe environment for nursing students to develop culturally sensitive communication skills; 3. Provide health screenings for vulnerable populations in the community; 4. Implement appropriate health literate educational interventions for vulnerable populations across the lifespan Provides experiential learning for students and research/project assistance for Church Funding Sources Poverty Simulation kit New Faculty Scholarship Funding Personal phone calls, meetings and emails Personal phone calls, meetings and emails Expansion Social Work/Sociology, Urban Development, Law School and Public Inter-professional Education (IPE) for University Greater # of student placements Prepare Memphis Community for Crosstown Development Opportunities Prepare Memphis Community for Crosstown Development Opportunities and develop practicum sites for nursing students Currently the MPH Program has 30 placement locations
Matriculation of Church staff in MPH Program Congregational Care Transitions Volunteer Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Board Membership Visiting Professorship Type Population Served Training in public health Research care Provider Leadership Support Clients of Center Clients of Church After-hours Center clinic for children 2007-2015 Clients of Church Teaching MHA Population Size Unknown Unknown Unknown ~20 the average 2 yrs/ student 2 yrs to date: 2013-2015 (ongoing) >2 yrs (current) 2013 (?) Center/School of Public MPH Program Systems Management and Policy Dean s Office MHA Program Levy (and all MPH faculty) Bownes/Suwaneh/Ruthe rford Ahn Klesges Antony Sheehan- visiting prof. in Division of Systems and Policy in the SPH Research Subcontract: outcomes study MHA Goals/ Provides professional training in population health to employees of Center A Center n$26,585 total project costs / Volunteer Current Church Board Member; also a member of their Quality Improvement Committee (former Chair of this committee) ties between Center and School of Public Funding Sources Personal phone calls, mtgs and emails with Dr. Scott Morris, Butch Odom Expansion Greater # of students Volunteer Child Behavioral Mental consultant Crosstown Development Opportunities
Type Research Oversight Committee for the Biorepository and Integrative Genomics Initiative at Methodist Le Bonheur Children s Hospital Ephraim Congregational Promoters Class Research Other Teaching HIV/AIDS content. Population Served congregational leaders Memphis Shelby County faith community Population Size unsure Approximately 30 participants each. the 4/2011 10/2011 Spring 4/22/14, Summer 7/22/14, and Winter 10/21/14 Classes; one session each U of M Law School/Le Bonheur Children s Hospital University of Memphis Law School/Biorepository and Integrative Genomics Initiative Loewenberg School of Nursing Lynda Black Pichon, LP Dr. Tamara D. Otey Goals/ The committee will review applications from researchers who wish to access DNA samples stored in the biorepository. I presented the state of the HIV epidemic and the importance of collaboration to address HIV disparities at the African American Pastors Consortium, Inc, and Center s meeting with clergy which later was incorporated into the Ephraim Resource Directory Manual Funding Sources CHC obtained the grant funding. Resource Directory CHC newsletter and website Expansion Shelby County has the fastest growing rate of HIV infection in the State of Tennessee. African American faith-based leaders have the power to provide health education, resources, and support to those with HIV/AIDS. Developing partnerships with academia will strengthen faith-based organizations decision to participate in HIV prevention.
Aides of HIV/AIDS to Network, Guide, and Educate Lives (A.N.G.E.L.S) Westberg Symposium 2014 Type Teaching HIV/AIDS content. Poster Presentation of Preliminary Dissertation Research Population Served Memphis Shelby County faith community International faith community nurses Population Size Approximately 20 persons. Hundreds of attendees at the symposium the One session 11/6/14. April 25, 2014 @ Whispering Woods Conference Center University of Memphis University of Memphis Loewenberg School of Nursing Loewenberg School of Nursing Dr. Tamara D. Otey Dr. Tamara D. Otey Goals/ What It Actually Funding Sources CHC obtained the grant funding. CHC obtained the grant funding. CHC newsletter and website CHC newsletter and website Expansion Shelby County has the fastest growing rate of HIV infection in the State of Tennessee. African American faith-based leaders have the power to provide health education, resources, and support to those with HIV/AIDS. Shelby County has the fastest growing rate of HIV infection in the State of Tennessee. African American faith-based leaders have the power to provide health education, resources, and support to those with HIV/AIDS. Developing partnerships with academia will strengthen faith-based organizations decision to participate in HIV prevention. Developing partnerships with academia will strengthen faith-based organizations decision to participate in HIV prevention.