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B A Hall-Long

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PubMed2001

A public health-academic education partnership.

This article presents an academic-public health partnership needs assessment. Given the many health systems changes, the Delaware Division of Public Health and the University of Delaware joined forces to study partnership options and public health staff's education needs. This assessment was the first phase of a four-stage, multiyear research-service partnership. The top three education needs identified by the sample (n = 36) of public health staff were (1) community assessment, (2) partnership building, and (3) core functions. Distance education formats were selected as the most popular choice for education updates. Findings support the need for continued education and the use of academic-government partnerships as an education-service delivery resource. Perceived benefits of academic-public health partnerships include staff training, student learning opportunities, improved community services, and increased collaborative research.

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PubMed1999

Never too soon: a pilot first and third grade drug education program.

Substance use is a leading national health problem, and school nurses are in pivotal positions to assist with prevention activities to reduce this growing epidemic. In response to increasing rates of parental and youth substance use and abuse, a collaborative research-service-education partnership was established between a college of nursing and an elementary school in a low-income, urban community. A two-part pilot study of parental knowledge and behaviors of drug use, and the evaluation of a first- and third-grade drug education model, are described in this paper. Although the findings cannot be generalized, they yield useful information for parental, youth, and neighborhood teaching and future research. Over half of parents consumed alcohol, and 60% smoked cigarettes. Forty-seven percent of parents reported discussing drugs with their child. However, only 22% of the parents who used substances reported talking about drugs with their children. The pilot drug education sessions, two, 30-45 minute sessions a week for 8 weeks, resulted in an average of 30% higher posttest knowledge scores in the first and third graders. Drug education classes should be offered every year for patients and youth, kindergarten through twelfth grade.

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Youth safety education and injury prevention program.

Unintentional injury remains the leading cause of death in U.S. children. This article provides a case evaluation of a school based youth safety education program based on the Think First National Injury Prevention Program curriculum. Partners for the program included an urban elementary school, a school of nursing, a Safe Kids Coalition, a regional trauma center, and pediatric, community, and critical care nurses. A convenience sample of 140 second grade children in a mid-Atlantic elementary school participated in a 1 hour-a-week injury prevention class over the course of 6 weeks. The Think First National Injury Prevention Program served as the core curriculum and evaluation framework. At the end of the program, knowledge test scores increased an average of 35% over pre-test measures. Ninety-eight percent of the faculty, staff nurses, student nurses, children, and parents indicated a positive overall value of the program and the need for it to continue on an ongoing basis. Safety resources are provided for pediatric nurses to use in their diverse practice settings.

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