A Little Rain Can’t Stop Us.
Today was the first day of health assessment for our children at Cox Elementary School. The children and healthcare students had a ton of fun as we checked height and weight, blood pressure, vision,...
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Candyce and Lara working at the Height and BMI station for the kids at Cox Elementary. Shelby working hard on some charting for the vision station with her new prescription glasses. Ready for lunch...
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It’s day 4. The week is coming to an end. Tomorrow we say goodbye to dental hygienist (Darton College), physical therapy (Georgia State), and pharmacy students (UGA–University of Georgia, Athens)....
View ArticleAt the End of a Successful Week
Although we definitely feel the exhaustion of an eventful week, the bonds we made with one another in this interdisciplinary camp was all worth it! We are definitely looking forward to working with the...
View ArticleBack for Week Two!
We’re excited to be back for week two of the Farm Worker Family Health Program! Although it’s the beginning of the end, this trip has brought us closer than ever before–we are looking forward to...
View ArticleA Series of Pictures
These are a series of pictures we have collected throughout our stay at Moultrie. The majority speak for themselves because you can really tell how grateful and happy we were to have this...
View ArticleMaking A Difference
Today was a busy day as we helped out at the elementary school in the morning and visited the UGA extension for lunch. In the afternoon, we listened to each other give presentations on the health of...
View ArticleThings to do between week 1 and week 2
If you’re not driving back to Atlanta between weeks while at the Moultrie experience, here are a few suggestions: DoeRun Pitcherplant Bog Natural Area. Just outside of Moultrie, this park is a 600-acre...
View ArticleFrom Start to Finish
Week #3 prior to going to Moultrie, sorting and packing donations Being asked to sum up the past two weeks isn’t easy, the best way to say it was that it was incredible. We five weeks together crammed...
View ArticleChief Complaint: Moultrie Was Not Long Enough
I’ve been back home in Gwinnett County for almost two whole days as of right now and all I can do is slightly smile. Thinking of how bittersweet it is to be back home and which memories to share with...
View ArticleDay 1 (Monday, June 13th) – Unloading, High School Spanish, and Gnats
First meeting at the Ellenton Clinic in Moultrie, Georgia. Members of the interdisciplinary team: Nurse practitioner stduents (NP’s), Nursing students (BSN’s), Dental students, Physical Therapy...
View ArticleDay 2 (Tuesday, June 14th) – Under Pressure
Day 2 – Under Pressure No, not literally, but I felt that the Queen song best describes a blood-pressure filled day. To me and you, getting our blood pressure taken during a routine healthcare visit is...
View ArticleDay 3 (Wednesday, June 15th) –“It Gets Easier”
Day 3 – “It Gets Easier” Today felt like a typical day, but it wasn’t until we got back to the hotel from night camp that I realized how smoothly everything had went. I woke up feeling well-rested,...
View ArticleDay 4 (Thursday, June 16th) – Childhood Obesity
Day 4 – Childhood Obesity Day camp was a little hard for me today. I worked in the height, weight, and BMI station at the elementary school. As we all know, childhood obesity is becoming a huge problem...
View ArticleDay 5 (Friday, June 17th) – Home-Bound
Day 5 – Home-Bound I can’t believe it’s really the end of week one! Time is going by much faster than I expected it to. We were only in the elementary school for a couple of hours today because a few...
View ArticleDay 7 (Tuesday, June 22nd) – Farm Tour & the Realities of Field Work
Day 7 – Farm Tour & the Realities of Field Work As we are nearing the end of our trip, we assess less and less children at the elementary school.Today I was stationed at the hemoglobin and glucose...
View ArticleDay 8 (Wednesday, June 22) – Foot Care Technician by Night
Day 8 – Foot Care Technician by Night Today, I took another turn at Height, Weight, & BMI. We did not see that many children since most of the students already did rotated through the stations....
View ArticleDay 9 (6/23/16) – No More Night Camps
Day 9 – No More Night Camps I find it so hard to believe that we are really approaching the end of this program. We spent most of our time today at Cox Elementary packing up our stations and cleaning...
View ArticleDay 10 (6/24) – Las chicas de Moultrie
Day 10 – Las Chicas de Moultrie For the final blog post, I thought I’d switch it up a little bit. I took part in this program alongside 14 amazing nursing students. Before this trip, most of us did not...
View ArticleMy Experience in Moultrie
Alejandra Del Rocio Mendez, BSN, BUNDLE Scholar During the month of June 2016, I began my journey as part of the Farm Worker Family Health Program with 14 amazing classmates, nurse practitioner...
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