Transcript Community Nursing Coalitions (CNC): An Academic-Community Partnership Model APHA 139th Annual Meeting and Expo UCF College of Nursing Norma Conner, PhD, RN Angeline Bushy, PhD, RN Maria.

Community Nursing Coalitions (CNC):
An Academic-Community Partnership
Model
APHA 139th Annual Meeting and Expo
UCF College of Nursing
Norma Conner, PhD, RN
Angeline Bushy, PhD, RN
Maria Stahl, RN, MSN
Background
• Nursing Programs:
– Limited student admissions
– Insufficient sites for clinical placements
• Community/Public Health Agencies
– Extensive funding cuts
– Loss of personnel and resources
– Continued & expanded programming to meet growing
needs
University of Central Florida
• Community Nursing Coalitions (CNCs)
– 16 in 5 Central Florida Counties
• Orange, Seminole, Flagler, Volusia & Brevard
– 12-13 students assigned/per 1 faculty
– Located in culturally diverse, medically
underserved population
– Coordinator of Community Coalitions
– Over 100 community agencies
Courses
First semester juniors
• Community Health Nursing Theory (3 cred.)
• Community Health Nursing Clinical (2 cred.)
– 90 hours
Final semester seniors
• Public Health Nursing Theory (2 cred.)
• Public Health Nursing Clinical (1 cred.)
– 45 hours
• Clinical courses are Service Learning Designated
Community Partners
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Community free clinics
Primary Care Access Network Clinics
Elementary, Middle, High Schools
Memory Clinics
Homeless Shelters
Boys and Girls Clubs
Head Start
American Lung Association
Community Partners
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Preschools
Health Departments
Senior Meals on Wheels/Congregate Meal Sites
Recreation Centers
Caregiver Support Organization
Services to meet specialized client needs
Literacy Center
Hispanic Health Initiative
Funding Support
• Area Health Education Center (AHEC) funding
• Community Agency Foundation Funds
• Corporate Entity Grant Foundation Funding
• Private Donation Funding from residents
Resources
• Teaching resources
– My Plate
– Hand-washing kits
– Sympathy Belly
– Brain Model
– Breast Models/Geriatric Model
– Bright Futures Books
– Dental Health Model
Resources
• Give Away Supplies
– Tooth care kits
– Jump Ropes
– Measuring cups
– Pamphlets/stickers
– Sun safety kits
– Pedometers
– Food serving magnets
Annual Outcomes
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> 46,000 Student-client encounters
> 35, 000 child encounters, 3500 65 yrs +
> 10,000 Caucasian, 10,000 Hispanic
> 15,000 Non-Caucasian, non-Hispanic
> 6,000 Vision and Hearing screenings
> 7,000 Blood pressure screenings
> 9,000 Ht./Wt./ BMI screenings
Almost 200 referrals
Outcomes
• Teaching projects
– “Diary of a Healthy Kid”
– Passport to Manhood/Smart Girls
• Self-Esteem and Bullying
– Open Airways
– Exercise
– Hand Washing
– Outdoor/Fire Safety/Summer Safety
– Nutrition
• Fiber, My Plate,
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Community Health Poster Day
Continued Requests from Community
Representation on Agency Boards
Extensive Reporting to invested agencies
Exemplar case study Association for
Prevention Teaching and Research
• Growing number of Agency Partnerships
Considerations
• Coalition Building relies on relationships
• Continued Community Presence
• Mutual goals identified, addressed, evaluated
and redefined
• Accountability: community, funders
• Maintain contracts
• Disseminate findings
• Evaluate Student Outcomes
Thank you! Questions?