Creators: Owen Stegeman, Austin Tsai, Nikki Felice Course: ENGW 3306Advanced Writing for the Health Professions This website provides children and parents with information about the importance of exercise and describes different ways that families can stay active. There are pages specific to children with interactive quizzes about exercise as well as pages for parents about…
Partner: The Foundation for BCYF: Family Gym Program
It’s All About Reproductive Health
Creators: Ethan Chan; Madison Haywood Course: ENGW 3306Advanced Writing for the Health Professions This is an infographic dedicated to providing information about sexual and reproductive health and resources for women to find STD treatment, birth control, and guidance in the Greater Boston area….
Reflecting on Service with Hong Lok House
Creator: Grace Yawman Course: PT 6245 Seminar for PT 6243 Health Education, Promotion, and Wellness This reflection describes growth through service and how service-learning can be applied to the field of Physical Therapy. Students learn cultural awareness, communication skills, methods to overcoming language barriers, and much more due to service-learning, as reflected in this post….
We think Service-Learning is…
Creators: Alex Jacobs and Beyer Bullard Course: Social Change and Human Services Our VEXPO artifact is a word cloud made from responses to a written reflection assignment in which we asked our students to provide one word that described their service experience.The Social Change and Human Services courses partner with a wide range of community…
All About Fruits
Creator: Kristina Wang Course: Public Health Nutrition in the Community This presentation video was created to target and educate a group of young children about the importance of fruits in one’s diets. It provides information about the serving sizes, the nutrients, and how to eat the fruits throughout the day….
Tips and Tricks for Healthy Living and Eating in Boston
Creators: Jacqueline Novicki & Tania Grimberg Course: ENGW1111 First-Year Writing (Stockman) Since the mission of BCYF is to enhance the quality of life of Boston’s residents by supporting a healthy and active lifestyle, these short presentations and social media materials were chosen represent the partnership between the First-Year Writing Class and the Family Gym. These…
Service Project Family Gym
Creators: Gillian Lentini, Nolan Piccola, and Joyce Shen Course: 3310 Contemporary Issues in Health Care This presentation was given to our class and submitted along with an essay detailing takeaways from service at Family Gym and the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles….
Eat the Rainbow!
Creator: Gaelen Coleman Course: 1101 Social Change and Human Services (Lori Gardinier) Abstract: I served with Family Gym. Family Gym is a free health and wellness program that promotes physical activity for children ages 3-8 and their families. The organization usually would hold Saturday morning Open Gyms, but since the pandemic they have been unable…
Family Gym: A Community-Based Approach to Combat Child Obesity
Creators: Holly Chadwick, Jordan Marshall, and Satwik Misra Course: 3310 Contemporary Issues in Health Care This presentation was given to our class and submitted along with an essay detailing takeaways from service at Family Gym and the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles….
Health Worksheets and Instructions for Family Gym!
Creators: Anna Beidelman, Molly Tucker, Kasey Shapiro, Sabrina Li, Ella Philippi, and Samantha Sobhian Course: 1000 Connections & Decisions (Leverich) Our class worked with the Family Gym to create materials for kids in Boston about eating and living healthy. To showcase our work, students have selected some of their projects to feature as part of…