The UNE Flu Crew was an inter-professional research and health education program with two main components: a campus-wide survey and a health education program implemented on the UNE campus and in local community schools. College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) graduate students and undergraduate Public Health students from the Westbrook College of Health Professions (WCHP) collaborated on surveys and educational material used to assess and increase influenza immunization knowledge.
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The UNE Flu Crew: An Interprofessional Influenza Prevention Team
Christina Tsui, Annie Beauregard, Nathan Stoddard, Samantha Grela, Allison Bubar, Elise Reddington, Nicolette Schwab, Adam Lessard, and Thomas Wickham
Research poster stemming from IPEC mini-grant funded student project The UNE Flu Crew: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Assessment of Knowledge, Beliefs and Perceptions surrounding Influenza Immunizations and the Promotion of Preventing Infection. Osteopathic medicine and public health students collaborated to assess the knowledge and perceptions regarding the influenza vaccine among the University of New England’s student and faculty populations. The project also provided a peer-to-peer education model where members of the Flu Crew designed a teaching curriculum and provided community outreach to the UNE Biddeford campus and local community schools.
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Grant Application: The UNE Flu Crew: An Interdisciplinary Approach To The Assessment of Knowledge, Beliefs And Perceptions Surrounding Influenza Immunizations And The Promotion Of Preventing Infection
Jeff Wisniowski, Christina Tsui, Samantha Grela, Marissa Laramie, and Cameron Bubar
IPEC Mini-grant application for funding of UNE student project The UNE Flu Crew: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Assessment of Knowledge, Beliefs and Perceptions surrounding Influenza Immunizations and the Promotion of Preventing Infection. Osteopathic medicine and public health students collaborated to assess the knowledge and perceptions regarding the influenza vaccine among the University of New England’s student and faculty populations. The project also provided a peer-to-peer education model where members of the Flu Crew designed a teaching curriculum and provided community outreach to the UNE Biddeford campus and local community schools.