Population Health Management

GHS 425
Closed
Allegheny College
Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States
Caryl Waggett
She / Her
Professor, Global Health Studies
(2)
4
Timeline
  • February 6, 2024
    Experience start
  • February 24, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • March 2, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • March 9, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • March 9, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • March 16, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • May 3, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
7/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Public health Community engagement International development Education Social justice
Skills
population health management research innovation health risk assessments
Student goals and capabilities

Would you like to gain fresh perspectives on global health management and innovative solutions surrounding preventative healthcare? We invite you to partner with learners from Allegheny College!


Learners in this program will explore how transitions can transform patterns of health by impacting risk factors, health prevention, and health management. These transitions include lifestyle changes, demographic changes, nutritional and dietary changes, transportation changes, and educational changes. Learners will apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired throughout their coursework to a real-world population health management issue or challenge.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
20 students
Project
30 hours per student
Administrators assign students to projects
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. 


Some final project deliverables might include: 

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations


Project timeline
  • February 6, 2024
    Experience start
  • February 24, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • March 2, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • March 9, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • March 9, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • March 16, 2024
    Submit Weekly Progress
  • May 3, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Learners in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: 


  • Researching how demographic, epidemiological, nutritional, educational, and political transitions interconnect and impact population health.
  • Analyzing health data to unveil disparities and evaluate the proximal and underlying causes that lead to these differences.
  • Reporting on how globalization trends across and between sectors impacts population health
  • Creating educational materials for companies on global health transitions and population health management.
  • Reviewing a defined population health management intervention design


Past community-based projects for this class have included:


  • Health communication / outreach
  • Evaluation of population health data
  • Grant writing for a community project related to health/empowerment (tenant rights, community garden for food access, adverts for free clinic)
  • Working with a refugee resettlement agency (women's groups where we brought in bank reps to help them start up a checking account / learn about credit, English language practice)
  • Citizenship test preparation
  • Developing informational materials (how to get to health clinic - navigating public transportation, money needed, information to bring, what to expect)
  • Designing workshops in grocery stores to help families adapt to shopping at Walmart on first arrival / WIC and SNAP benefits, budgeting / coupons and discounts, etc.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
  • question 1

    Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

  • question 2

    Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

  • question 3

    Provide an opportunity for learners to present their work and receive feedback.

  • question 4

    Provide relevant information and/or data as needed for the project.

  • question 5

    How is your project relevant to the experience?