Supporting Military Women and Families Through Policy

College of Professional Studies

This presentation highlights my time as a Fall 2021 Panetta Congressional Intern for Cal Poly Humboldt. Also covered, is a policy research paper I completed as an internship requirement discussing ways to support military women and families through policy. In this presentation, I also cover the impacts of gender discrimination in the Military.

Supporting Social Workers: A Manual Promoting Sustainability & Wellness in Social Work

College of Professional Studies

The community project will consist of a manual that addresses the wellness and sustainability of social workers. Our community partner is Liora Levenbach and the finished project will be applicable to all social workers and supervisors, regardless of placement or role in the community. We are looking at how to decrease burnout and improve retention rates of social workers. We would like to take a strengths based approach by researching the effects of resiliency on social workers and their organizations.

Surgical Smoke: The Forgotten Biohazard

Julie Wooldridge, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Surgical smoke, a byproduct of surgical procedures, poses significant health risks to healthcare workers and patients. However, surgical staff often overlook it as a biohazard in operating rooms. This project highlights the harmful toxins of surgical smoke, including exposure to carcinogens and infectious agents, and the need for policy change to mandate local smoke evacuation. Effective policies and guidelines for smoke evacuation modeled from evidence-based research, combined with adequate education, awareness, and training, can minimize the risks of surgical smoke in the operating room and empower nurse leaders to ensure the safety of healthcare workers and patients.

Sustainability in Mental Health

Meghan Stanton, Social Work Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Our community project has been multifaceted as there are several issues impacting Semper Virens. We have been focusing on identifying ways to utilize the physical environment of Semper Virens in more therapeutic ways that would also be more welcoming and nurturing for the clients as well as more positive for the staff. We have simultaneously been developing workbooks of complementary exercises and activities aimed at improving mental health, wellness, and selfcare. The workbooks contain a variety of approaches including one specifically adapted for Native Americans.

Targeted Education and Monitoring to Reduce Diabetes Complications in Spanish-Speaking Patients on the North Coast

College of Professional Studies

Inconsistent follow-up care for Spanish-speaking patients with type 2 diabetes leads to unfavorable health outcomes and inequities for this population due to various socioeconomic barriers. With proper diabetes self-management, many patients can keep their A1C below 7%. Diabetes education incorporating culturally humility can improve patients’ health outcomes. Interventions at multiple levels are evaluated to address this practice disparity. The objective for Spanish-speaking low-income patients is diabetes care continuity so they can self-manage their illness and reduce complications. Process and impact evaluation strategies were analyzed to find the effectiveness of these implementations.

Temporal Patterns and Anatomical Locations of Hamstring Injuries in Track and Field Athletes: Identifying the High-Risk Phases of Sprinting Related Hamstring Injuries in Track and Field Athletes

Lucas Garin, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

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Terror at Home: A 10 Minute Play Exploring History in an Intersectional Method

Starsong Brittain, Other Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

The original 10 minute play was inspired by historical research on the early decades of the Soviet Union. Specifically the "Great Terror" of the 1930s. The play tells experience of real people but portrayed as a a nature documentary.

The "Lester Leaps In" Music Listening Project

College of Professional Studies

My research project is the implementation of a music listening library at the Humboldt Senior Resource Center for participants of the Alzheimer's Day Program. I will be providing the Center with 4 Ipods with playlists accompanied by 4 picture album books highlighting the musicians in the playlists.

The Beautiful Body Project

College of Professional Studies

Eating disorders affect at least 9% of the world population (ANAD, 2020). About 28-74% of risk from eating disorders is through genetic heritability (ANAD, 2020). In the City of Whittier there is a lack of awareness and education on body positivity and eating disorders. The Beautiful Body Project will increase middle and high school student's awareness of eating disorders. It will also promote body positivity among these students. This program aims to provide resources for not only the students but also the community.

The Body’s Adaptations to Facilitate Motor Learning and Injury Prevention for the Overhand Throw Skill in Baseball Players

Dominic Gallardo, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

This poster presentation explores motor learning of the overhand throw skill specifically for baseball players. The research describes the necessary variables contributing to adequate development of the skill and how the skill should be performed. In addition, injury prevention is a vital component in performing a skill that should be critical for high level athletes.