The Community Champions Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Mintz, Sophie R.; Low, Chantal A.; McCurry, Ian; Lipman, Terri H.

doi:10.5430/jnep.v7n8p46

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“…In 2014, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing developed the Community Champions program, a studentrun, faculty-mentored service-learning organization, for students to gain a better understanding of Philadelphia's communities and to promote population health in a variety of settings. [11] As quoted on the Penn Nursing website, the mission of Community Champions is "to enhance the educational experience of Penn Nursing students by providing meaningful opportunities for learning to address the social determinants of health through community engagement -and by doing so, affect positive changes in health and wellness in the members of the community." [12] With the direction of student leaders, over 50 students are matched to community sites each year, serving as "Community Champions" in the forms of educators, mentors, or providers.…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of engagement in the Community Champions program on clinical nursing practice

Badlis

Poole²,

Siegle³

et al. 2023

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Student organizations focused on community engagement are a way to prepare nursing students to meet the needs of diverse populations in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact that the Community Champions program, an example of a community engagement organization, has on clinical practice amongst alumnae who have participated in the program. A survey was distributed via email to alumnae of Community Champions who have graduated in the past 4 years. Respondents indicated that they were able to translate skills learned in the Community Champions program, such as community awareness, patient interaction, and teamwork, and were able to identify examples of how skills were used in practice. Those who do not currently participate in community engagement cited lack of time and knowledge of community opportunities as limitations for volunteering. These data support that student community engagement provides skills relevant to professional nursing practice and has implications for strategies to promote community engagement among nurses.

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Section: Program Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of engagement in the Community Champions program on clinical nursing practice

Badlis

Poole²,

Siegle³

et al. 2023

JNEP

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“…Developed in 2014, Community Champions involves community partners, faculty members, and undergraduate volunteers to strategically develop programs that are mutually beneficial to the community members as well as to the Community Champions volunteers. [13] Rooted in the Community-As -Partner theoretical framework, nursing students and leaders partnered with the community to identify goals and ideals while addressing barriers and deficiencies. Nursing students utilized the nursing assessment to guide the development of the health initiatives.…”

Section: Program Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The eight survey questions were developed from data collection measures used in similar studies and prior work with this population. [13,15] Likert scale surveys were administered to the Community Champions to evaluate their perceptions related to retention in the program, and their interest and satisfaction of the initiatives. Students were also asked to complete three open-ended questions regarding their experience in Community Champions, barriers they experienced and how the program could be improved.…”

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“…The open-ended questions were constructed based on themes from previous findings with former Community Champions and discussions with content experts. [13] Only students who completed the entire form including the likert scale and all open-ended questions were included in the analysis. The respondents completed the survey questions by paper and submitted the forms to the student directors.…”

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Community champions: A mixed methods study on volunteer recruitment and retention in community engagement

Benson

Feinberg²,

Abdallah³

et al. 2020

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Community engagement is an effective method of preparing nursing students to be influential providers for diverse patient populations. Over the course of the 2016-2017 academic year, volunteer attendance was recorded and a qualitative survey was distributed to evaluate attendance rates and retention of Community Champion volunteers, and to determine factors that contributed to the success and sustainability of the program. There was an 83% attendance rate overall at the community-based initiatives, with the highest attendance rate of 98% amongst initiative leaders. The following themes emerged from the qualitative surveys assessing retention: 1) Self motivation and enthusiasm among community members 2) diverse and interdisciplinary interactions 3) communication and organization and 4) student commitment barriers. Students with the greatest amount of experience with community engagement assumed more responsibility and dedicated the most amount of time to the program. The consistent commitment of volunteers to Community Champions has positively impacted the students' academic careers and the sustainability of the community partnership. In order to optimize community programming, volunteer reliability, consistency and commitment are necessary.

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“…Perspectives of nursing students involved in the Community Champions program have previously been surveyed; students expressed that "it was important to apply what they were learning in the classroom to the surrounding community". [9] This study builds upon this prior research by evaluating the efficacy and impact of the Community Champions program from the viewpoints of the community partners in the greater Philadelphia neighborhoods. The purpose of this research was to assess the community's perception of the Community Champions program, as it relates to perceived motivating factors, benefits, challenges and general satisfaction, to better support the goals and priorities of the community partners.…”

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Community organizations’ perspectives on the impact of a nursing student-led academic-community partnership program

Hausman-Cohen

Asamoah

Yee

et al. 2020

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Academic-community partnerships can have a direct positive impact on community partners and university students. Community Champions, a student-led program, promotes local outreach and engagement with a variety of community initiatives. The purpose of this study was to assess community partners’ perceptions of the Community Champions program to better support the goals of the community and to complement prior research evaluating the impact of the Community Champions program on university students. The study used a 27-item survey, consisting of 20 Likert-scale items and seven open-ended questions. Eighteen community partners were invited via email to complete the online survey. Quantitative responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative responses were reviewed for themes to generate future recommendations. Fourteen of the eighteen community organizations responded to the survey (78% response rate). Assessment of community partners’ perspectives were synthesized across four themes: motivations, benefits, challenges, and general satisfaction. Community partners indicated that sharing labor and resources to enhance community health goals were key factors in creating mutually beneficial partnerships. Building effective academic-community partnerships is essential to increasing student engagement, while also addressing priorities of community organizations. Academic student programs that engage the community can positively impact both the community partners and university students.

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The Community Champions Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

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References 19 publications

Impact of engagement in the Community Champions program on clinical nursing practice

Impact of engagement in the Community Champions program on clinical nursing practice

Community champions: A mixed methods study on volunteer recruitment and retention in community engagement

Community organizations’ perspectives on the impact of a nursing student-led academic-community partnership program

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