Community Health and Wellness
An Issue in Bloomington.
ARC Projects
Red Cross Spanish Blood Drives - Dani J. and Alex M.
Maggie - YMCA
Academics
101 Introduction to Public Health (1cu) (LSI) (U): Concepts including population-based tools for evaluation and promoting health, trends in mortality and burden of disease, health disparities among vulnerable groups, and strengths or limitations of U.S. health care and public health systems. Lessons from past, current and emerging public health issues will be examined. Offered occasionally. 300 Achieving Wellness: Issues and Choices: An analysis of those factors affecting individual control of health. Students explore self-care health principles of detecting illness, major threats to health and alternatives to care. Emphasis is placed on the wide range of options available to each individual, within and outside the traditional health care system, when making informed decisions regarding personal health. Offered annually. 460 Public Health Nursing (1 unit): Applies epidemiological concepts in the analysis of health promotion and maintenance of populations. Emphasis is placed on concepts of social justice, disparities in health and health care, and vulnerable and culturally diverse populations. Use of informatics to provide care that is evidence-based to improve health of the community is required. Prerequisites: N400 and N430. Offered each spring.Community Partners
American Red Cross of the Heartland
PATH (Providing Access to Help)
Volunteer
OSF Home Care Services-Hospice
OSF Hospice provides comfort and care to end of life patients in their home, nursing home or assisted living facility. We focus on comfort, not cure, and meeting the medical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of our patients and families. Hospice volunteers are an integral and important component of the hospice team's plan of care. Volunteers are used in many different ways, from spending time with patients and their families, running errands, buying groceries, staying with the patient so the caregiver can go to appointments and more. We are currently seeking volunteers for both direct patient support and indirect support such as assisting with clerical duties in our office. Training is provided at our Eastern Region office in Normal and is offered on a monthly basis. For more information about this meaningful and rewarding volunteer opportunity contact: Kim Anderson at 309-451-5925 or Kimberly.L.Anderson3@osfhealthcare.org.
Lawrence Irvin Neighborhood Center Basketball Program
Basketball leagues and open gym provide opportunities for life skills teaching, and personal support to help participants stay in school and achieve personal goals. Volunteer Opportunities include: Tutoring and coaching grade school through high school youth. All volunteers are required to complete an Application and Background Check.
Website: http://www.westernavenuecc.org
Internships
See the IWU Career Center for internships!
Historically, we have had internships with: McLean County Health Department, Chestnut Health Systems, Planned Parenthood, Red Cross, Children's Home + Aid
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