 From left: Maggie Norris-Bent, Director of External Affairs; Kelsey Coulter, External Affairs Undergraduate Fellow, UD Dietetics BS program; Lolita Lopez, CEO (center), Delaney Luman, External Affairs Graduate Fellow, Mater of Public Administration program; and Noel Duckworth, Coordinator, UD Partnership for Healthy Communities (right). The Partnership for Healthy Communities (PHC) coordinated a College of Health Sciences donor-funded project at Westside Family Healthcare to support summer service learning for cross-college graduate and undergraduate students. Students conducted research on food access initiatives that could help identify and advance potential models for Delaware and developed a local Food Pantry Resource Guide to support Westside Family Healthcare staff in making referrals. The student fellows also worked extensively to plan, coordinate and implement Westside Family Healthcare’s annual community events at their Northeast Wilmington and Dover locations. The Wilmington event yielded the highest participation rates since the event’s inception:
- 679 attendees
- 444 health screenings (BMI, blood pressure, glucose, and oral health) completed
- Gave away 100% of the fresh produce, 126 Food Bank food boxes and over 400 backpacks
- 42 vendors provided school supplies, information, and giveaways.
The Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS) is supporting a Westside Fellow to continue in fall 2018. |
