UNE-WHA Wellness Fairs: Insight Into Aging Culture From An Interprofessional Student Team Perspective

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Hannah Jones, University of New EnglandFollow
Anna Cook, University of New EnglandFollow
Mora Judd, University of New EnglandFollow
Elisabelle Bocal, University of New EnglandFollow
Joolie Geldner, University of New EnglandFollow
Margaret Bolger, University of New EnglandFollow
Jaia Hudson, University of New EnglandFollow
Jennifer Vasquez, University of New EnglandFollow
Todd Enders, University of New EnglandFollow
Anne Thomas, University of New EnglandFollow
Gregory Violette, University of New EnglandFollow
Madeline Chase, Tufts UniversityFollow
Caitlin Farrington, Tufts UniversityFollow

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Description

A poster highlighting the work of three interprofessional groups of students with the common goal to provide engaging, informative, and fun events to the residents of the Westbrook Housing Authority (WHA) in Westbrook, ME. Each interprofessional team worked together to plan a Mini-Wellness Fair at various Westbrook Housing buildings during the Summer and Fall of 2021, and the current team is in the process of planning the Spring 2022 event. This presentation will showcase the breadth of activities planned for the residents to help combat the isolation felt throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We also hope this presentation provides a gateway to the implementation of similar events for other isolated groups in the Greater Portland area. Students from various health professional programs, including social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, dental, and allopathic medicine came together to create these events with help from faculty and staff from UNE and WHA.

Funding for this activity provided by the Center for Excellence in Collaborative Education. Special thanks to the Office of Research and Scholarship and Brian and Deborah Dallaire for their support.

Publication Date

2022

Disciplines

Interprofessional Education

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© 2022 The Authors

Notes

The authors were UNE students in the following programs when this research was conducted: Jones, Physical Therapy; Cook, Physical Therapy; Judd, Nursing; Bocal, Social Work; Geldner, Occupational Therapy; Bolger, Occupational Therapy; Hudson, Occupational Therapy; Vasquez, Physical Therapy; Enders, Social Work; Thomas, Physical Therapy; Violette, Physical Therapy; and Tufts University School of Medicine, Maine Track students: Chase, Allopathic Medicine; Farrington, Allopathic Medicine.

Preferred Citation

Jones, Hannah; Cook, Anna; Judd, Mora; Bocal, Elisabelle; Geldner, Joolie; Bolger, Margaret; Hudson, Jaia; Vasquez, Jennifer; Enders, Todd; Thomas, Anne; Violette, Gregory; Chase, Madeline; and Farrington, Caitlin, "UNE-WHA Wellness Fairs: Insight Into Aging Culture From An Interprofessional Student Team Perspective" (2022). CECE Spring Poster Session 2022. 20.
https://dune.une.edu/cecespring2022/20