A Design for Active Central Students
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom A
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
Topic : Public health educators work to increase the mental, physical, and social health of the population. They do this by planning health interventions for a target audience from the needs found in previous assessments. Precede-Proceed in an eight step model which focuses on planning, implementing, and evaluation a program with the target of an improved quality of life in mind (Green et al 2005). Students in the public health education program at Central Washington University (CWU) are provided a real world experience in planning programs. This builds knowledge, skills and competency as a health professional’s. Students implemented a health intervention to be innovative and creative while focusing on the needs and desires of the target population (their peers). Question : Students in the public health program conducted a health needs assessment of CWU college students in effort to develop an intervention to improve their quality of life. Evidence : Public Health Education students used outcomes from the needs assessment to coordinate a campus wide health fair. The health behavior my group targeted was physical activity because of the multidimensional effects on short and long term health. Conclusion : Our group planned and designed a creative and interactive booth at the health fair. The booth was designed to achieve several objectives; increase knowledge of the physical activity resources on campus, increase awareness of the health benefits of physical activity, and demonstrate alternative ways to be active. Additionally, we designed and held a 5 k dog fun run on the Saturday following the fair.
Recommended Citation
Cain, Laura; Disbrow, Kelsey; Fields, Lisa; and Woods, Stephanie, "A Design for Active Central Students" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 19.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/posters/19
Poster Number
40
Additional Mentoring Department
Physical Education, School and Public Health
A Design for Active Central Students
SURC Ballroom A
Topic : Public health educators work to increase the mental, physical, and social health of the population. They do this by planning health interventions for a target audience from the needs found in previous assessments. Precede-Proceed in an eight step model which focuses on planning, implementing, and evaluation a program with the target of an improved quality of life in mind (Green et al 2005). Students in the public health education program at Central Washington University (CWU) are provided a real world experience in planning programs. This builds knowledge, skills and competency as a health professional’s. Students implemented a health intervention to be innovative and creative while focusing on the needs and desires of the target population (their peers). Question : Students in the public health program conducted a health needs assessment of CWU college students in effort to develop an intervention to improve their quality of life. Evidence : Public Health Education students used outcomes from the needs assessment to coordinate a campus wide health fair. The health behavior my group targeted was physical activity because of the multidimensional effects on short and long term health. Conclusion : Our group planned and designed a creative and interactive booth at the health fair. The booth was designed to achieve several objectives; increase knowledge of the physical activity resources on campus, increase awareness of the health benefits of physical activity, and demonstrate alternative ways to be active. Additionally, we designed and held a 5 k dog fun run on the Saturday following the fair.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Vanessa Harbour