Healthy Choices Team Year 4: Promoting Self-Efficacy Through Enriching Community Health Habits
| Responder | Ariana Maleki |
| Project Title | Healthy Choices Team Year 4: Promoting Self-Efficacy Through Enriching Community Health Habits |
| Start Date | 8/1/22 |
| End Date | 2/25/23 |
| Project Location: City | San Antonio |
| Project Location: County | Bexar |
| Other Student Leaders | Andrew Ni, Medicine Claire Sundjaja, Medicine Aisha Ahmed, Medicine Nasa Xu, Medicine Aileen Wang, Medicine Sahar Ali, Medicine Meredith Hosek, Medicine and Public Health, MD/MPH Harsh Madaik, Medicine Divya Gunukula, Medicine Stanley Philip, Dental Samar Dawy, Dental Jessica Mariah Aguilar-Sanchez, Nursing Omayya Saigal, Speech-Language Pathology Nicolette Wickes, Occupational Therapy Erin Brasseaux, Physical Therapy Nathan Chaing, Dietetic Intern , UTSA Areej Twait, Dietetic Student, UTSA Dhillon Advano, Graduate Student Daniel Max Orta, Graduate Student Zain Hussain, Graduate student Azwa Fatima, Pre-medical student , UT Austin Esha Navaid, Public Health Student, UTSA Rahma Musheer, Biochemistry Undergraduate, UIW |
| Community Partner Organization | El Bari Community Health Center (CHC) |
| CSL Mentor – Name | Fozia Ali |
| Other Mentors | |
| Is this project interprofessional? | Yes |
| Professions Represented | Dental,Medicine,Medicine\/Public Health (MD\/MPH),Occupational Therapy,Physician Assistant,Speech Language Pathology, |
| Project Category | Education |
| Project Activities | Focus Groups\/Surveys\/Interviews,Health Education, |
| Is this project conducted as part of a student organization? | No |
| Student Organization Name | N/A |
| Is this project done as part of an academic course (required OR elective)? | No |
| Course Name | N/A |
| Community Partner Name | Sohaib Haq |
| Community Partner Job Title | MD, Director of El Bari Community Health Center |
| Total Number of Students on Project Team | 23 |
| Number of Community Beneficiaries | 60 |
| Total Number of Other Faculty/Staff | 5 |
| Number of Other Community Volunteers | 15 |
| Mentor Hours | 200 |
| Student Leader Hours | 200 |
| Total Number of Student Hours | 300 |
| Semester Service Hours | 150 |
| What type of funding did you use to conduct this project? | CSL Mini or Midi grant from the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics |
| Mini/Midi Grant Amount Awarded | $4,000 |
| Did you do this project as part of Federal Work Study from the Office for Financial Aid? | No |
| Did you receive In-Kind Donations for this project? | No |
| Amount of In-Kind Donation $ | N/A |
| CSL Abstract | 2023cslabstract.docx |
| CSL Poster | 2023cslposter.pdf |
| Challenges | A challenge we faced was finding times to meet that would fit with everyone’s schedule and this was difficult because we had a large group with students in different programs, along with community ambassadors. |
| Lessons Learned | One lesson we learned is that it is imperative to divide up the work between group members in order to ensure the project is conducted efficiently. Additionally, we’re really lucky to have been able to communicate with our faculty on a weekly, sometimes daily, basis. For those who are looking to become involved in a CSL project, I believe they should ensure that they can communicate easily and frequently with their mentors. |
| Success Story | A success story from this year’s cohort is that we had a family graduate from the program- the mother, father, and son. This family attended six out of nine sessions and they completed health related challenges. It was interesting to witness how different generations within a family learn from the sessions and incorporate the lessons onto their daily lives. |
| Conferences Where You Presented Project | 16th Annual CSL Conference 2023 LSOM Research Symposium 2023 (upcoming) |
| Publications of your Project | N/A |