SERVICE LEARNING

PROJECT
--Nutrition and Exercise-H AY L E Y O D E G A R D
B R O O K E I N TA G L I AT O
CHRISTIANNE SMITH
ALLIE BOWLES
LAUREN CUNNINGHAM

WHAT WAS THE

SERVICE LEARNING
PROJECT ALL
ABOUT?

ASSESSMENT OF
COMMUNITY
Overview of Community:
o Nursing Students(mostly in their 20-30s)
o Most were a little skeptical about participating but were very interested in reading the
posters

Name of community agency:

o Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing

Demographic data:
o females and males who live within the Richmond area

Economic data: The community was fulltime students who were working part
time to meet their financial needs. The Bureau of labor statistics (2015) found
that Richmond employment rate for June, July, and August 2015 was:

June: 620
July: 620.5
August: 616.4
(number of people in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)

ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY
Environmental data:
o the environmental burden of disease quantifies the amount of disease caused
by environmental risks. The WHO (2015) found data repository relating to
household/ambient air pollution, water, sanitation, hygiene, and chemicals.

Health resource data:

o there are multiple different gyms, parks, and facilities that provide exercise
either for free or a low rate of $10 per month.

MORTALITY: 3 leading causes of death in this community:

According to the CDC from 2013, this is age adjusted data per 100,000 U.S.
standard population (CDC, 2015)
Accidents (unintentional injury) (26.4-27.8)
Intentional self harm (suicide) (11.1-14.8)
Malignant neoplasms (3.4-8.6)

Morbidity: 3 major health problems in this community (CDC, 2011)

Obesity
Asthma
Hypertension

COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIP
Community liaisons
Our classroom teacher

Community needs:

Too busy with school schedule

Multitasking balance school and exercise
How/what to eat a healthy well balanced diet
Financial issues

ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
Community Strengths:
Many different options and ideas for students
Exercise options for home as well as the gym that can be
completed on their own
Many easy and quick options for healthy eating
The communitys want and desire to be more active and
healthy
Positive attitudes

Community Weaknesses:
Finding the time to workout and eat healthy
Finding the means for a gym
Negative attitudes
Being too lazy and tired

OVERVIEW OF THE
ACTIVITY
Target population: Nursing students within
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
Days/hours the group worked with the
community agency: 2 hours on September
28th within the schools student lounge
Methods planned for evaluation: each
student had to act out a specific activity
before they were able to have a healthy
snack; we asked participants questions on
healthy eating & physical activity

OVERVIEW OF THE ACTIVITY

Resources Utilized:
3 fold poster board
Fruits & veggies
DARK chocolate
Exercise photos
Student lounge

OVERVIEW OF THE ACTIVITY

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Community strenghts: BSMCON has an adequate amount
of space in their student lounge which provides sufficient
space for activities. This area is also a busy area where the
target population can be reached & possibly make diet
decisions.
Involving the community w/ planning: As fellow nursing
students we understand the time commitment for nursing
school. After asking fellow classmates about their eating
habits & exercise we noticed that many would rather use
their free time for sleeping or eating unhealthy options.
Through open conversation & questioning we were able to
realize what needed to be educated to this population.

FORMATIVE EVALUATION (DURING THE

ACTIVITY):
Tracking How We Reached Target Population:
Through active participation, return demonstration &
verbalizing understanding

Challenges:
Challenges Anticipated:
Students unwillingness to learn due to limited time in schedule
Minimal participation
Students not having time to stay and read/listen

Adjustments made & Plans to overcome:

Quick & easy teaching station
Provided Rewards for incentives to gain active participation
Seeking out students by word of mouth during break
Provide resources of local & free exercise locations

SUMMATIVE EVALUATION (AFTER THE

ACTIVITY):
Community members Demographics:
African Americans, Caucasian, Asian
All females
Age: 18-30 years old

Meeting Our Objectives:

Customize individualized teaching
By assessing the learning needs of the population through active
participation and evaluating current lifestyles of the population
Collaborate to provide lifelong learning of healthy lifestyles to nursing
student
Through poster board presentation and return demonstration
Empower students
By delivering resources and knowledge for students to acknowledge and put to
work their plan to a healthier lifestyle while still staying busy with school work

Serve the BSMCON student community with servant leadership

By taking initiative and addressing healthier lifestyles in our community
Celebrate active participation and readiness to take on a healthier lifestyle
changes
By providing healthy snacks as a reward

SUMMATIVE EVALUATION (AFTER THE

ACTIVITY) CONT.
Overall Satisfaction of Actual experience:
Participants
Satisfaction was shown through the enthusiasm , eager to seek the impact it has
on the student population

Community
Satisfaction of community was determined through active participation and the
many questions of students wanting more information on local recreational
facilities

Conclusion:
What went well and why?
Active participation
Individualizing teaching plans
Turn out to learn how to get back to healthy living

What could be done differently?

Create small handouts to give out with the simple exercises, nutritional facts and
lists of local gyms/parks to reinforce teaching and be a resource for students

Lessons Learned:
As future nurses it is important for us to care for ourselves and advocate for our
own health and well-being because we cannot serve from empty vessels. In
order to better care for our patients we must care for ourselves.

REFERENCES
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2011). CDC health
disparities and inequalities report-United States, 2011 (PDF
document). Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/other/su6001.pdf .
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). Deaths: Final
data for 2013 (PDF document). Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf.
United States Department of Labor (2015). Economy at a glance.
Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.va_richmond_msa.htm.

World Health Organization (2015). Statistics: environmental health

data visualization. Retrieved from
http://www.who.int/topics/environmental_health/en/.

ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS!

TEACHING IN ACTION!