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Two years ago Colin Osborne adopted a puppy and took her to obedience training.  The instructor suggested Tally, the puppy, would make an excellent service dog, so Colin continued training Tally and she achieved this certification.  This inspired Colin to combine Tally’s certification to implement an entirely new capstone project this semester in HLTH 440.  Katy Korte, director of the Kirksville Child Development Center (KCDC) and the parents of children attending agreed to allow Colin and Tally to present lessons to the children there. Colin, then developed six original 30-minute health-related lessons.  After an initial “meet and greet” with the faculty at KCDC, the lessons began.  The children were divided into two groups (age 2-3 year olds, and 4-5 year olds), and the lessons were taught to each group of children at KCDC.  The first lesson was on Dog Safety, with subsequent lessons on Needs vs. Wants, Habitats, Measurements, a health story, and review/ice cream party.  Tally and Colin were a hit and the children eagerly awaited their next lesson during April.

Oral Health Education was the focus for the HLTH 440 capstone project completed this spring by Sydney Prow, Nicole Lauritsen, Gabrielle Amos, and Emaleigh Sojka. Their cooperating supervisor was Health Science grad, Amy Carroll, MCHES, (Truman HS grad) Outreach Coordinator, Health Educator & Lifestyle Coach at the Northeast Missouri Health Council in Kirksville. They presented dental health education to seven of the ten classes of second grade students at Kirksville Primary School this spring. Their lessons reached 117 students who learned brushing/flossing techniques, identified sticky foods more likely to promote tooth decay, and signed pledge cards to floss and brush daily. Students were given an oral health calendar to log the number of times they brushed and flossed during a two-week time period.

 

 

Ashton King and Haley Sirokman worked on the “Curb Your Waste” project in partnership with Mr. Tim Reed, superintendent at the Kirksville Wastewater Treatment Plant.  Their project had several components:  a) raising the public’s awareness about yard waste pollution; 2) educating 225 Ray Miller Elementary students about keeping streams and lakes clean; 3) collaborating with local lawn care companies to not blow yard clippings into the streets and storm drains; and labeling storm drains during April.  With a team of volunteers, they worked on weekends in April to affix the labels to the storm drains in Kirksville.  Although they were hampered by cool weather, they labeled nearly 1,000 storm drains during their project.

Part 5 HLTH 440 Students Work in the Community

When Morgan Walters and Carly Kloeckner selected their senior HLTH 440 capstone, the decision was relatively easy.  They wanted to work on the Buddy Pack project, but the Buddy Pack Coordinators project was taken.  Morgan and Carly decided to implement a fundraising project for the Buddy Pack program.  Each Buddy Pack costs $180 to supply a local food-insecure child with a food pack each weekend of the academic school year ($5.00 per pack).  Unfortunately, the need for money for Buddy Packs is greater than the funds raised in northeast Missouri for this project.

Carly and Morgan planned and implemented five successful fundraising events on campus and in the community.  With the help of 18 volunteers, they started with a muffin sale, selling delicious muffins from To Die For Bakery to students and faculty on campus, followed by a fundraising night at Colton’s Steak House.  Next, they held a bake sale and donations table at Wal-Mart, and are currently concluding their final fundraiser—a drawing for donated items. Additionally, multiple students in Dr. Clark’s HLTH 290 (Principles of Health) donated money to the Buddy Pack in lieu of service learning hours.  To date, Carly and Morgan have collected $1,466.83 (and the funds raised from the drawing have yet to be calculated). Their efforts will pay for eight Buddy Packs!

TruLifesaver has sponsored 4 CPR classes taught by Jana Arabas and Liz Jorn. There have been 85 students that have successfully completed the requirements to become certified in adult/child/infant CPR along with AED training. There is 1 class left on April 29 that is currently full at 24 students, as well as a First Aid Course on May 8. Various disciplines need the certification for summer jobs and future careers, including nursing students, ES students and CMDS students.

Evan Cerven and Lex Van Norstrand graduated from Truman with degrees in Exercise Science in May of 2016 and May of 2017, respectively. Upon graduating with their bachelors degrees, they pursued MAE degrees with focuses in Exercise Science. Evan is now the head girls basketball coach at Hannibal and Lex is his assistant! Lex is currently teaching PE at the high school and Evan is at the middle school.

Congratulations to Athletic Training seniors Susanna Goodell-Fields, Mackenzie Snyder, and Kara Wehmyer on passing the Board of Certification exam on their first attempt!

The first Master of Athletic Training (MAT) cohort started on July 2. The students have been taking Introduction to Athletic Training, Emergency Care, Preclinical, and Taping, Wrapping, and Bracing courses. They will begin clinical work the beginning of August assisting with football.

On June 17-24, 2018, Truman held its annual Summer Talent Academy for Professions in Health (STAPH) camp. This year, the camp was co-directed by Dr. Brandy Schneider and Jana Arabas of the HES department. The preceptors were HES students Sammy Garrett, Mitch Nichols, and Allison Politsch. 25 students attended the camp to learn about a variety of professions related to healthcare. Students experienced hands-on demonstrations and lectures throughout the week. Students participated in panel discussions with medical fellows and Truman’s team physician about their experiences. Students learned about dentistry, prosthetics, disability studies, athletic training, gait analysis, exercise science, podiatry, medical research, fitness center administration and leadership, and psychology. The students also heard talks and participated in demonstrations about cadaver anatomy. Speakers included Truman faculty and local medical and health care professionals.

At the conclusion of the camp, the students completed a case study poster followed by an oral presentation to people who attended the final reception.

Please join the Health & Exercise Science Department  in congratulating Dr. Nancy Daley-Moore on being the recipient of the 2018 William O’Donnell Lee Advising Award!   This is an impressive accomplishment for Nancy and a deserved recognition of how she is making a difference as a professor.