Creighton University, Department of Pharmacy Practice
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Creighton University participated in the 2007 APTR Institute for Interprofessional Education. An interprofessional team of faculty developed a health promotion course that was to be delivered to many health sciences programs at Creighton. The team was unable to deliver the course as intended. However, the project sparked a larger and more significant interprofessional health and wellness program. In January 2015, Creighton University launched the Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being. Each of Creighton’s nine colleges and schools has influenced its development. The Center’s core components include an academic suite of programs, research, and service initiatives related to employee, student, and community well-being. Currently, ten different departments and programs are involved in the academic suite that includes a Bachelor of Arts in Healthy Lifestyle Management, a Master of Science in Health and Wellness Coaching, and four related Graduate Certificate programs. The Center is collaborating with the Douglas County Health Department to obtain health related data for a community service collaborative in a health disparate neighborhood close in proximity to Creighton University. The health related information obtained revealed especially poor ratings in the areas of educational attainment, poverty, infant mortality, homicide, and sexually transmitted diseases. The next steps for the Center include obtaining additional external funding and collecting qualitative data for the community well-being collaborative.
Impact
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A "Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being" was created to address the social determinants of health interprofessionally. |
Bachelors courses, Masters courses and 4 Certificates focused on IPE and wellness serve 130+ students per year. |
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Strengthened collaboration between Creighton's 9 colleges and schools, 10 departments, and the Country Health Department. |
IPE 3-credit courses: Advanced Lifestyle Medicine, Health Behavior Modification, Nutrition for Chronic Disease, Exercise for Chronic Disease, Stress and Sleep Management |
APTR PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR 2007/2008 IPE INSTITUTE
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In 2007, members from the departments of Pharmacy Practice, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Nursing at Creighton University participated in the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research’s Institute for Interprofessional Education. The purpose of the project for the Institute was to create an interprofessional health promotion course that could be offered as a 15-week didactic elective to students in each of the respective disciplines.
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Sustained the post-institute IPE activity or project after the initial year of implementation: Yes, but with major modifications |
After many months of working to create and implement the course, the Institute team concluded that the existing barriers were too great for widespread participation of a single interprofessional elective course. Additionally, the team concluded that the focus of the interprofessional efforts needed significant modification. Therefore, the team decided to address interprofessional education and care from a broader perspective and developed a new strategy. The culmination of these efforts ultimately developed into a suite of interprofessional health and wellness academic programs and the creation of the Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being at Creighton University.
CURRENT IPE ACTIVITY/PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A social need was identified related to health that was consistent with the mission of Creighton University. The Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being was created to address the social determinants of health interprofessionally using existing university resources and through the creation of new programs.
Structural Dimensions:
Existing courses and programs came together to help shape new programs to address the social determinants of health. The process first considered the factors that determine the health of individuals and a community and then built a curriculum based on that data. The source of the initial data came from the County Health Rankings project at the University of Wisconsin.
Existing courses and programs came together to help shape new programs to address the social determinants of health. The process first considered the factors that determine the health of individuals and a community and then built a curriculum based on that data. The source of the initial data came from the County Health Rankings project at the University of Wisconsin.
Human Dimensions:
Some reorganization of faculty responsibilities and internal course sharing financial models were required to develop the interprofessional education experience for the students.
Some reorganization of faculty responsibilities and internal course sharing financial models were required to develop the interprofessional education experience for the students.
Political Dimensions:
The initial momentum for the project came from it being a priority project of a university strategic plan lead by the president of the university.
The initial momentum for the project came from it being a priority project of a university strategic plan lead by the president of the university.
Symbolic Dimensions:
The program fits the mission of the university that it continues to receive support from.
The program fits the mission of the university that it continues to receive support from.
PROFESSIONS/DISCIPLINES/SCHOOLS INVOLVED:
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IPE OFFERINGS INCLUDE:
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ACADEMIC LEVELS TARGETED:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
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FORMAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH ANY OF THE SCHOOLS MENTIONED ABOVE:
All are within the same university. |
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PLACEMENT SITES FOR ANY SERVICE-LEARNING COMPONENTS:
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EVALUATION METHODS USED FOR THE SUBGRANT PROJECT:
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LESSONS/RESULTS/OUTCOMES
Evaluation Results:
The 2007 APTR Institute for Interprofessional Education sparked collaborative conversations and agreements between several programs at Creighton University that ultimately led to the creation of the Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being. The Center has successfully launched a suite of interprofessional academic programming in health and wellness with accompanying research and service projects. The interprofessional nature of the Center is key to its success and provides many opportunities to serve the community in a way that leads to greater overall health and well-being. The next steps are for the Center to continue to grow the number of students and faculty that are involved in the academic, research and service projects. More specifically, qualitative data collection will soon begin in the 75 North collaborative (the newest Purpose Built Community) and future funding is being sought to further these initiatives. Much can be accomplished via interprofessional collaborations. The Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being hopes to be a successful example of the benefits of interprofessional collaborations.
The 2007 APTR Institute for Interprofessional Education sparked collaborative conversations and agreements between several programs at Creighton University that ultimately led to the creation of the Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being. The Center has successfully launched a suite of interprofessional academic programming in health and wellness with accompanying research and service projects. The interprofessional nature of the Center is key to its success and provides many opportunities to serve the community in a way that leads to greater overall health and well-being. The next steps are for the Center to continue to grow the number of students and faculty that are involved in the academic, research and service projects. More specifically, qualitative data collection will soon begin in the 75 North collaborative (the newest Purpose Built Community) and future funding is being sought to further these initiatives. Much can be accomplished via interprofessional collaborations. The Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being hopes to be a successful example of the benefits of interprofessional collaborations.
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COMPANION/RESOURCE MATERIALS TO SHARE:
- Curriculum
- Conceptual View of the Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being
- Academic Programs of the Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being
- Developing the Center for Health Promotion and Well-Being
- Bachelor of Arts: Healthy Lifestyle Management
- Master of Science, Health and Wellness Coaching
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