WVRHEP Service Learning Project
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Description of Project Example:CARDIAC (Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities) is a research project being conducted in an attempt to decrease the incidence and severity of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and stroke in West Virginia. The Project is supervised by William A. Neal, M.D., a children’s heart specialist on the faculty of West Virginia University, Department of Pediatrics.
Purpose of Study Example(From the Cardiac Project)The purpose of this study is to learn more about heart disease risk factors in children as a means of determining which children and their parents are at risk of developing early or premature coronary artery disease.
What we expect from you at the screening (Students Respnsibilities) Example:(From Cardiac Project) Checking child’s height--Checking child’s weight...etc
Healthy People 2010 Objectives Directly Addressed through this Project:(Click here for the HP Web Page) Example:(From Cardiac Project)# Objective 5 - Diabetes # Objective 12 - Heart Disease & Stroke Check box if you need assistance with HP Objectives for this Project
Target Audience {Target Audience} Adult Elementary General Over 60 Pre School Secondary OTHER
Learning Outcomes (At the end of this service-learning project, the student will be able to:) Example: (From Cardiac Project) Participate in a screening activity for 5th grade students that will allow me to learn about interaction with children, and specific clinical competencies such as BMI calculation, blood pressure, height/weight, and cardiovascular risk indicators. Check box if you need assistance with Learning Outcomes for this Project
Assignment Questions (These are questions the student chooses that they would like to know more about while completing the project) Example: (From Cardiac Project)