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Empowering the future: improving community wellbeing and health literacy through outreach and service-learning.
Restini, Carolina B A; Weiler, Tracey; Porter-Stransky, Kirsten A; Vollbrecht, Peter J; Wisco, Jonathan J.
Afiliação
  • Restini CBA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University (Macomb University College-MUC, and Detroit Medical Center-DMC), Clinton Township, MI, United States.
  • Weiler T; Department of Medical Education, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
  • Porter-Stransky KA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC, United States.
  • Vollbrecht PJ; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, United States.
  • Wisco JJ; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
Front Public Health ; 12: 1441778, 2024.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39185127
ABSTRACT
Institutions training future healthcare professionals in healthcare and community engagement play a crucial role beyond traditional classroom settings. Recognizing their potential to support under-represented groups and minorities, institutions increasingly encourage engagement with schools and community organizations. However, work remains to advance meaningful and impactful educational outreach and service-learning programs. This manuscript synthesizes the perspectives of a group of medical school educators to discuss developing sustainable programs to engage youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEMM) education with a focus on biomedical science. Through near-peer education and service-learning, healthcare students can impart knowledge, provide mentorship, promote enthusiasm for STEMM fields, and nurture health-related self-efficacy within individuals and communities. Collaborative efforts through student-as-teacher approaches bridge health-related disparities and cultivate healthier, more empowered futures for all. We advocate for community outreach strategies that target future health professionals early in their education and support the scholarship of teaching and learning and program evaluation. Successful long-term programs must ensure that results are systematically assessed, measured, and perpetuated. This perspective aims to highlight the role of service learning and community outreach in increasing individual health literacy and fostering an enduring interest in STEMM careers, thereby empowering the next generation of elementary and secondary school students.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Relações Comunidade-Instituição / Letramento em Saúde Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Relações Comunidade-Instituição / Letramento em Saúde Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article