This photo gallery includes pictures of USF students engaged in USF Health Service Corps events during the Spring 2013 Semester. As you view these photos, you will notice the interdisciplinary nature of these events, with students in our different USF Health academic programs, as well as pre-health professional USF students, learning, serving and having lots of fun together! In fact, you can visit the Spring 2013 Service Opportunities website which provides descriptions of these service events.
Please note - these are just some of the many different meaningful service events and projects offered by the USF Health Service Corps. Therefore, if you are a USF Health student and wish to make a positive difference in our local community, then we encourage you to visit the USF Health Service Corps Events & Projects website to find out about upcoming service opportunities for the current semester! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, January 13th: Special Event for Special Kids at Shriners Hospital!
Our enthusiastic volunteers brought smiles to former Shriners patients, by helping them with crafts activities and sports games during a special pre-game party with the football players participating in the annual East-West Shrine Games.
This was truly an interdisciplinary Service Corps event, with volunteers from the Colleges of Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine (both the MD and the Masters in Medical Sciences Program) and the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences all having a great time with the kids!
See additional photos at: Shriners Party January 2013
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Saturday, January 19th: Paint the Town/Clean Up Event in the University Area
Community
Our energetic USF Health Service Corps team of students from the Colleges of Public
Health, Nursing and Medicine contributed to a beautification
project in the University area community!
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Thursday, January 24th:
The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County’s 2013 Homeless Count
Over 25 USF Health students from the Colleges of Public Health, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy participated in this unique service learning project !! See also Tampa Tribune news story which features two of our COPH student volunteers!
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Sunday afternoon, January 27th:
Sprucing up the health clinic for race track workers at Tampa Bay Downs!
Every winter, we have a multidisciplinary USF Health Service Corps health fair in which
USF Health students volunteer together to provide health and education services to the
seasonal workers who work behind the scenes at Tampa Bay Downs (see below).
This year, we had a special opportunity to paint the deck leading to the clinic as well as
other clean-up projects, and students from the College of Medicine, Nursing, Education,
Public Health and Arts and Sciences contributed to this fun project!
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Thursday evening, January 31st: Health Fair for Race Track Employees at Tampa Bay Downs, Oldsmar
See additional photos at: Tampa Bay Downs Health Fair
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Sunday afternoon, February 3rd: Health Fair at Manatee Villages
Our medical students participated in the blood pressure and blood sugar screenings and administration of flu shots for adults, while our bilingual pharmacy students provided valuable health education to adults.
In addition, our College of Public Health, Pharmacy and Arts and Sciences student volunteers led the children in "Passport to Safety", poison prevention and fitness activities. We even helped the children plant their own vegetable & fruit seeds so that they can grow and eat their own healthy foods !
See additional photos at: Manatee Villages Health Fair
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Sunday afternoon, February 10th: Love a Senior Afternoon at Weinberg Village!
Our students from the Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Arts & Sciences helped the seniors make Challah... and just had fun 'reminiscing'!
Braiding the Challah....
Our delicious and beautiful Challah loaves!
Seniors and students having a laugh!
See additional photos at: Weinberg Village
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Saturday morning, March 2nd: Learning is WonderBull Children's Festival at USF!
Our public health, pharmacy and undergraduate students led interactive learning activities related to poison prevention, medication safety, handwashing and pedestrian safety! Some of our pharmacy student volunteers are pictured below.
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Friday, March 8th: A nutritious gardening project at Kings Kids Academy of Health Sciences
Our Service Corps volunteers from the Colleges of Public Health and Arts and Sciences helped the children make their own mini nutritious vegetable gardens ...
What a fun and healthy way for us to all start spring break!
See additional photos at: nutritious gardening project
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Spring Break Soccer Stars at Farmworkers Self Help (FSH)
Our student volunteers played soccer with the boys in the FSH soccer youth group!
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Wednesday, March 13th: A Self-Esteem and Success Session for Girls at Farmworkers Self Help (FSH)
Our Service Corps volunteers from the Colleges of Public Health and Medicine shared their great advice about success, body image, self esteem and personal hygiene with young girls.
See additional photos at: Self Esteem Workshop.
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March 22nd: Walk Like MADD at USF
Our Service Corps volunteers led health education activities at this FUN fundraising event to benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
See additional photos at: MADD walk
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Saturday, March 23rd: Tampa Children’s Expo at the Florida State Fairgrounds
Our USF Health students contributed to this event by:
leading children in an interactive bike and pedestrian safety rodeo;
teaching children about poison prevention; and
teaching parents about breastfeeding.
See additional photos at ChildrensExpoSpring2013
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Sunday, March 24th: Picnic with Children's Cancer Center families
See additional photos at Children's Cancer Center
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April 4th: Give Life Day at the College of Public Health
More than 85 USF students, staff and faculty donated blood and registered for the National Marrow Donor Program and the Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.
See additional photos at Give Life Day
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Thursday April 4th: Hope Lodge Spring Fling Dessert Party
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April 6th: Health Fair with the Tampa Bay Burmese Council
Our student volunteers with the Colleges of Medicine and Nursing performed the health
screenings for the adults, while our student volunteers with the Colleges of Pharmacy,
Public Health and Arts & Sciences led fun interactive health and fitness activities for
children. This was truly a fun and festive health fair for all and a wonderful way to wrap
up National Public Health Week !
See additional photos at: community health fair
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March - April 2013: Our Fun Fundraisers to Benefit the March of Dimes!
This has definitely been our most successful year for our
USF Health Service Corps March of Dimes team !
We have already raised over $3600 and more than 100 people have contributed in
some manner to our team.....
by coming to the March for Babies walk on April 27th
(63 people registered for our team)....
or participating in our creative pottery painting
fundraiser at the USF "BullsMarket" on April 10th ...
or participating in our healthy breakfast fundraiser at the COPH on April 25th !
See additional photos at: MarchofDimes2013
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April 11th: ‘Taking Action for your Health’ screening event at
Florida Hospital Tampa
Similar to the Dr. Oz screening event in July 2013, our USF medical and nursing students assisted with the health screenings. Likewise, our students in the College of Medicine graduate program, College of Public Health and College of Arts and Sciences contributed immensely to the non-clinical aspects of this community event.
See additional photos at FloridaHospitalScreenings
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Saturday, April 20th: Paint Your Heart Out Tampa
Special thanks to our student volunteers from the Colleges of Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Medicine (both the clinical and the research programs) who "transformed" this house in Ybor City with their painting skills and energy!
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May 16th: Healthy Heart screenings at the American Heart
Association Go Red for Women Luncheon
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Tuesday, June 4th , Fit Kids Playground Playin' in the Park
Our USF COPH and CON students contributed to the St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
(SJCH) Advocacy Center ‘Safety Stop’ !
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Teaching in the Schools !
Do you like to teach, and share your enthusiasm and knowledge of your particular discipline with youth? Then we have many opportunities for you ! Simply contact Ellen Kent at ekent@health.usf.edu and she can match you up with a school and help you plan your teaching activity !
Here are some photos of our College of Pharmacy students teaching children about poison prevention !
See additional photos at: Poison Prevention Lesson.
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COM and COPH students leading interactive health lessons at a Middle School Health Expo on May 11th , on the topics of bicycle safety and maintenance, nutrition and fitness, tobacco prevention and maternal and child health!
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May 16th: A public health student teaching middle
school students about germ transmission, with a 'black-light' teaching tool.
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May 23rd, Benito Middle School Health Expo
An energetic group of COPH, CON and COM students led our
'Staying Healthy … and exploring Health Careers' station,
and one of our COPH students assisted with the Hillsborough County Health Department station about nutrition and fitness !
See additional photos at Benito MS Health Expo 2013
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Students - We hope that you enjoyed these photos! Would you like to participate in some additional FUN service events? Then visit the USF Health Service Corps Events & Projects website to find out about upcoming service opportunities for the current semester!
Also, if you would you like some personalized advice on finding service projects that will meet your interests and your busy schedule, then feel free to contact the USF Health Service Corps Coordinator, Ellen Kent, MPH, CPH, at ekent@health.usf.edu or 813-974-6622 and she will be happy to help you!
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Website by Ellen Kent, MPH ,CPH
Updated 6/8/13