Nursing Leadership

Workshop II:

Building a Culture of

Health in Tennessee

Exemplars

ToWeR

http://truckbeat.org/blog/neighborhood-safety-a-childs-eye-view

© M. McArthur, S. Speraw, J. Darragh

The Appalachia Project is an Inter-Professional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) that aims to improve health and disaster readiness through community engagement , mutual knowledge-sharing, maximizing resources with active, continuous community involvement and feedback.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under UD7HP26205 and Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Inter-professional Collaborative Practice grant. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor

should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

“UT’s team of professionals and students give all of themselves, offering up their unique

skills and knowledge, and honor our community through their respectful,

compassionate engagement.” -Tracy Nolan, Red Bird Community Outreach Coordinator

Interventions: Community Focus

Groups Community Assessments

Health and Emergency Readiness Capacity Building

Emergency Preparedness Emergency Operations

Planning

Disaster Life Support Education™ Health Empowerment

Winter Safety Education, Mold Abatement, Clean Water Education

The Place: Clay County, KY

Lack of sanitation, last of 120 Kentucky County Health Rankings,

inadequate sewer/septic, absence of structural safety, high vulnerability

to disasters, limited disaster readiness and resources

Appalachia Project Team

Community Wellness * Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaboration * Disaster Preparedness

“Having architects, nurses, law enforcement personnel, and civil environmental engineers at the table opens up new opportunities

to solve problems in ways never before explored”

David Watson, Clay County Emergency Management Director

College of Nursing

College of Architecture

College of Engineering

Law Enforcement Innovation Center

Community Partners

Institute for Assessment and Evaluation

Lisa Davenport John McRae John Schwartz Don Green Tracy Nolan Gary Skolits

Meghan Hayes Michelle Bakewell Jenny Retherford Emily Miller David Watson Stephanie Robinson

David Matthews

Clean Water, Clean Life

Goal 1: Strengthen Community Health and Wellness

Community Assessments of

(N=33) Households

The Appalachia Community Health & Disaster Readiness project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under UD7HP26205 and Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Inter-professional Collaborative Practice grant. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position of policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

A composite ranking of where Americans are healthy and wealthy, or struggling.

JUNE 26, 2014

Service Learning

Opportunities for

Design/Build Projects

Experiential Education

and Training

Appalachia Community of Scholars,

Research, Policy

FUTURE

The Appalachia Community Health & Disaster Readiness Project:

Goals and Future Plans

Goal 3: Establish Inter-Professional Experience (IPE) Model

Community

Goal 2: Enhance Emergency Readiness Basic and Advanced Disaster Life Support

Focus Groups

Fall 2013 Spring 2014

Water sampling & testing at sites (N=16) where

residents obtain water for drinking or recreation

Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016

Water Kiosk design/build

Community Education WASH

related topics N=1,020 persons

Healthy Home Resource

Making homes (N=2)

accessible

Assessment of Critical Infrastructure

Fall 2013

Engagement in the Fire Hall Course

Fall 2014 Spring 2014 Spring 2015

Emergency Operations Plan Table-top Exercise

Fall 2015

Disaster Full- scale Exercise

Spring 2016

Focus Group for Disaster Planning

Disaster Education for (N=130) residents

Team Building

Fall 2013 Collaboration

Spring 2014 Fall 2014

Feedback

Teamwork

Spring 2015 Fall 2015

Communication

Ethics and Values

Spring 2016

Roles and Responsibilities

Questions?