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Please check back in August 2012 for updated team project descriptions!
Bread for the City - Food for Health Team 2011-2012 Recap:
At Bread for the City (BFC) – a nonprofit in Ward 2 – the Food for Health team worked with the Community Engagement and Advocacy Department to develop a survey to assess client’s awareness and utilization of as well as satisfaction with the organization’s food-related activities. These activities include nutrition education classes, free farmers markets, orchard gleaning, rooftop gardening, and computer health literacy classes. Survey development led to collaboration with each activity’s program director. In addition to assessing the visibility and utility of these resources, the team learned about BFC’s commitment to soliciting client feedback about how to improve each of the extant activities. In that vein, survey drafts were submitted for rewrite and approval to the Client Feedback Committee at BFC. The team learned that while the collaboration model of care is challenging to execute, the final product will more closely reflect the organization’s values and capacity. Most importantly, this evaluation tool will better capture the met and unmet needs of BFC’s clients, ultimately leading to programs that are more effective and sustainable.
Bread for the City - Health Resource Room Team 2011-2012 Recap:
The Bread for the City (BFC) Health Resource Room (HRR) team set out to provide free, age and literacy-appropriate health resources to BFC’s clients through the dedicated health education space in the NW medical clinic located in Ward 6. Prevention, treatment, and/or management of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and stroke through increased physical activity, correct prescription drug use, cessation of smoking, and healthier eating were the primary focus points. One-on-one sessions were conducted with clients at BFC using Prezi presentations developed by the team. Each of these sessions was followed by a summative formal assessment. BFC clients suggested the presentations were appropriate in length and worth their time; they described the content as informative and fun, and reported learning novel information. The team learned that tailored discussions with clients using standardized tools were an effective strategy to client empowerment in personal health maintenance. They also learned that limited personnel and limited awareness about available evidence-based materials in health education spaces tend to render resources underutilized and client potential underdeveloped.
Regardless of team placement, all ISCOPES Participants should be aware of the following:
- Roles and Responsibilities
- ISCOPES Program Schedule*
*Service activities and on-site team meetings (see ISCOPES Program Schedule for dates) will take place at this location:
Bread for the City
1525 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 386- 7020
www.breadforthecity.org
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