The Bridges Health Monologues: A Day in the Life
Abstract
Health professionals must collaborate across disciplines and with a variety of health and non-health stakeholders to improve health outcomes in groups affected by social determinants of health (SDoH), including poverty, health literacy, and food insecurity. It is these multisector collaborations that create essential community-based initiatives that improve health outcomes. Yet, students pursuing health profession degrees may experience a lack of authentic experiential education that develops interprofessional competencies.
In response to the shortage of experiential placement sites and to increase interprofessional education and practice learning opportunities at Winona State University (WSU) and unmet wellness needs in the rural community, faculty from athletic training, nursing, public health, and social work developed and organized the Bridges Health Model. This was the first formal interprofessional education model at WSU and across the Minnesota State system. Rooted in interprofessional pedagogies and the national standards from the Interprofessional Education Collaborative, Bridges Health utilizes a student-led, faculty-guided framework. This model creates extensive learning experiences within the community in collaboration with local organizations and provides access points for underserved and at-risk groups to receive health and wellness services. Health promotion, disease prevention, and early intervention programs are provided by interprofessional student teams, along with basic primary care services including mental health support, under the guidance and supervision of faculty and preceptors. Students from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences fulfill core roles at Bridges Health, and students from other Colleges across the university serve in ancillary roles. This model has sustained and became an important element of the university and college strategic plans.
This presentation describes, through storytelling monologues, the Bridges Health model. Bridges Health has provided extensive experiential opportunities for undergraduate and graduate athletic training, nursing, public health, and social work students and significantly fills a gap in health and social care needs in our rural area. This collection of monologues will delineate and share the experience of Bridges Health from the perspective of the client, student, faculty member, and community partner. These monologues will invite the audience to take an inside look at the perspectives and experiences of those served by Bridges Health and illuminate the real-life influences on those served.
College
College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Department
Social Work
Campus
Winona
Start Date
4-19-2023 12:20 PM
End Date
4-19-2023 12:39 PM
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
The Bridges Health Monologues: A Day in the Life
Health professionals must collaborate across disciplines and with a variety of health and non-health stakeholders to improve health outcomes in groups affected by social determinants of health (SDoH), including poverty, health literacy, and food insecurity. It is these multisector collaborations that create essential community-based initiatives that improve health outcomes. Yet, students pursuing health profession degrees may experience a lack of authentic experiential education that develops interprofessional competencies.
In response to the shortage of experiential placement sites and to increase interprofessional education and practice learning opportunities at Winona State University (WSU) and unmet wellness needs in the rural community, faculty from athletic training, nursing, public health, and social work developed and organized the Bridges Health Model. This was the first formal interprofessional education model at WSU and across the Minnesota State system. Rooted in interprofessional pedagogies and the national standards from the Interprofessional Education Collaborative, Bridges Health utilizes a student-led, faculty-guided framework. This model creates extensive learning experiences within the community in collaboration with local organizations and provides access points for underserved and at-risk groups to receive health and wellness services. Health promotion, disease prevention, and early intervention programs are provided by interprofessional student teams, along with basic primary care services including mental health support, under the guidance and supervision of faculty and preceptors. Students from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences fulfill core roles at Bridges Health, and students from other Colleges across the university serve in ancillary roles. This model has sustained and became an important element of the university and college strategic plans.
This presentation describes, through storytelling monologues, the Bridges Health model. Bridges Health has provided extensive experiential opportunities for undergraduate and graduate athletic training, nursing, public health, and social work students and significantly fills a gap in health and social care needs in our rural area. This collection of monologues will delineate and share the experience of Bridges Health from the perspective of the client, student, faculty member, and community partner. These monologues will invite the audience to take an inside look at the perspectives and experiences of those served by Bridges Health and illuminate the real-life influences on those served.
