Fellowship Projects: Promoting Public Health
During Fall 2019, Lacee Lynn B worked with Iowa Department of Human Rights Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning. She assisted with the development of a juvenile reentry report and an online service inventory.
During Fall 2019, Danny Cook worked with Kids First Law Center (now Iowa Center for Children’s Justice) to develop a database of mental health providers related to family law.
During Summer 2019, Linh worked to support Variety - the Children’s Charity’s mobility program by identifying areas of improvement, locating recipients for bikes for a special fundraiser, and assisting with the different steps of the mobility program over the summer.
During Fall 2018, Paola worked with IRCO to develop additional Global Cooking Class curricula and identifying areas of improvement in the Fresh Food Pantries.
Lavanyaa worked with YSS and Iowa State University to create a 10-year plan for the development of a Collegiate Recovery Community to provide a support for those who are or were in recovery.
During Summer 2018, Josh worked with Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa to develop a framework for a mentoring program through partnerships with local universities, a sports clinic, and an assessment tool for their health program.
During Fall 2017, Denisha helped YSS pilot their redesign of a youth conference, Risky Business, into an action summit that focused on youth-adult partnerships and creating change within local communities.
During Summer 2017, Elliott focused on raising health awareness at Camp Fiver by developing a healthy eating curriculum.
Casie’s work focused on environmental sustainability primarily by developing a gardening and composting program for Camp Fiver during Summer 2017.
During Summer 2017, Joie focused on measuring and enhancing Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa’s health and wellness program called Triple Play.
During Fall 2016, Tara led the efforts to implement a health initiative called, Sqord, focusing on wearable fitness devices and expanding the Healthy Lifestyles programming.
During Summer 2016, Ashley developed an active summer camp program fro Boys & Girls Club of Magic Valley that included kayaking, biking, hiking, zip lining, and an outdoor challenge ropes course.
Leah worked to expand Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland’s Healthy Lifestyles youth programs by restructuring and adding program resources during Summer 2016.
During Summer 2016, Marisa coordinated and helped execute Boys & Girls Clubs of North Lake Tahoe’s Members participation in the Kids Adventure Games.
Kayla helped YSS develop an action plan to become a Trauma-Informed Care organization.