Nutritional Literacy and Blood Sugar Management
| Responder | Prerna Das |
| Project Title | Nutritional Literacy and Blood Sugar Management |
| Start Date | 9/1/22 |
| End Date | 12/31/23 |
| Project Location: City | San Antonio |
| Project Location: County | Bexar |
| Other Student Leaders | Utkarsh Sharma, Medicine David Nweke, Medicine Iliana Baraza, PA |
| Community Partner Organization | SAMMinistries |
| CSL Mentor – Name | Nida Emko ( Joy ) |
| Other Mentors | |
| Is this project interprofessional? | Yes |
| Professions Represented | Medicine,Physician Assistant |
| 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 | Lindsay Minarovic |
| Community Partner Job Title | Director of Transitional Services |
| Total Number of Students on Project Team | 4 |
| Number of Community Beneficiaries | 10 |
| Total Number of Other Faculty/Staff | 2 |
| Number of Other Community Volunteers | |
| Mentor Hours | 15 |
| Student Leader Hours | 60 |
| Total Number of Student Hours | 180 |
| Semester Service Hours | 87 |
| 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 | 560 |
| 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 | cslabstract.pdf |
| CSL Poster | PrernaDas_CSL_NutritionalLiteracyandBloodSugarManagementatSAMM.pdf |
| Challenges | We are very proud and thankful for the opportunity to reach the people we did at SAMM but we wish we could’ve had an even bigger audience. |
| Lessons Learned | We learned that practice and preparation are very important for successful workshops but it’s good to “go with the flow” on the days of the workshop to accommodate for participants’ questions and comments. This lets the workshops become moulded by what the people want. |
| Success Story | We loved the enthusiasm of our participants! They asked great questions and shared powerful stories. |
| Conferences Where You Presented Project | Prerna D, Utkarsh S, Iliana B, David N. Nutritional Literacy and Blood Sugar Management. Poster presented at: 16th Community Service Learning Conference; February 4th, 2023; San Antonio, TX. |
| Publications of your Project | N/A |