UCLA Parent-Child Health and Wellness Program: Prevention of Injuries by Parents with Intellectual Disabilities

2019 ◽  
pp. 421-439
Author(s):  
Dara Sikljovan
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Wellness Program ◽  
Parents With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Parent Child

scholarly journals Partnerships Connecting Healthcare and Community-Based Organizations in Virginia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 545-545
Author(s):  
Patricia Slattum ◽  
Pamela Parsons ◽  
Mary Rubino ◽  
Leland Waters
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Wellness Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Eastern Virginia Medical School ◽  
Geriatric Education ◽  
Student Training ◽  
Virginia Commonwealth University

Abstract The Virginia Geriatric Education Center (VGEC)’s Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) partners with two programs, Senior Strong at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA and the Richmond Health and Wellness Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond VA to support their age-friendly initiatives. These programs enhance primary care for an older population experiencing adverse social determinants of health by providing screening around the 4Ms pillars of age-friendly healthcare and connecting participants with healthcare and community-based organizations. These programs offer a rich learning environment for interprofessional students. The VGEC GWEP strengthens these programs by developing faculty and student training in collaboration with the programs and facilitating program participation in the GWEP-CC Age-Friendly Action Community to develop and refine age-friendly practice workflows, referral pathways and documentation.

Supporting Health Care Staff With Family Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483992110035
Author(s):  
Jennifer Utter ◽  
Sally McCray
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Food Delivery ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Wellness Program ◽  
Marketing Department

Family meals provide a unique opportunity for families to eat well and engage positively with each other. In response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, a new initiative to support health care staff to share healthy meals with their families was developed. At a hospital in Queensland, Australia, dietetic staff collaborated with the on-site food service retailer to develop and offer a range of hot meals that staff could take home for their families at the end of their day. The meals were nutritious, reasonably priced, and designed to feed a family of four. The dietetic staff worked with the hospital marketing department and staff health and wellness program to promote the initiative. Over the 3 months that it has been running, nearly 300 meals have been purchased. Anecdotal comments from the food service retailer highlighted that the initiative was a good thing to do for staff to maintain a positive reputation of the business. The staff evening meal initiative is a healthy, affordable, educational, and socially engaging alternative to takeaway meals and food delivery by app, and it is mutually beneficial for health care staff and the on-site food retailer. The initiative also offers a unique opportunity for promoting nutrition and social engagement during stressful times.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Using Telehealth to Deliver the “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina M. Serwe ◽  
Gayle I. Hersch ◽  
Karen Pancheri
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Wellness Program ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Delivery Format ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
High Median ◽  
Improve Health ◽  
Total Average

Caregivers report poorer health and wellness than the general population and identify numerous barriers to their attending programs to improve health and wellness.  The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of employing a telehealth delivery method to enhance access to caregiver wellness programs. This article presents the quantitative results of a mixed methods feasibility study of translating the Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) program to a telehealth delivery format. Four unpaid family caregivers of older adults participated in a telehealth delivered PTC program, a wellness program with established outcomes in the in-person environment.  The program was delivered using synchronous videoconferencing methods. High class attendance and a high median total average Telehealth Usability Questionnaire score of 5.7 indicated the telehealth delivery method was feasible. This research suggests that telehealth is a feasible delivery format for a caregiver program traditionally delivered in an in-person format.

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