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Jessica and Emily developed a one-to-one mentoring program that paired Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College students with adolescents from under resourced areas in the Upper Valley. Particular emphasis was placed on teenagers who were at risk of dropping out of school before earning a high school diploma.
Jessica provided public speaking and debate training programs to inmates incarcerated in Vermont. The SPEAK Prison Debate Initiative's 6-week debate program utilized debate as a tool for teaching professional and personal public speaking and presentation skills.
Jess supported people dealing with Title IX incidences with integrative healing opportunities. She helped hosted compassionate listening and reconciliation-based events and developed a robust resource center to help students navigate Title IX and guide them through their journey.
Jessica sought to engage local students in community service projects, making contacts in the schools, and participating in local area team meetings to gain ideas for project implementation and sustainability.
Jessica worked with high school students with mild disabilities to teach them their rights in the special education process, which involves the development of Individualized Education Plans and transition or vocational (post-graduation) skills/training.
Jessica created and implemented a mentoring program at the Hannah House, a residence for pregnant and parenting teenagers in Lebanon, NH. The program matched adult women in the community with a resident of Hannah House, with the goal of building a trusting relationship through which to share life experiences and develop friendships.
Jessie and Janet developed and implemented a neonatal matching program that pairs current NICU families with NICU graduate families.
Jessica and Alejandro improved access to health care for Latino migrant farmworkers in Vermont by disseminating preventative health information and connecting the workers to available regional health services.
Joanne implemented a comprehensive nutrition program to address the nutrition needs of homeless men and women. The program included one-on-one nutrition counseling, group workshops, and cooking demonstrations for those living in the COTS shelter system. The curriculum modules and lesson plans were circulated for use by other homeless service organizations.
John joined the effort to address the affordable housing crisis in the Upper Valley region. He provided direct service by involving more VLS students in Habitat for Humanity, participated in advocacy work through the Upper Valley Housing Coalition (UVHC), and brought the knowledge, awareness and involvement of the UVHC to Vermont Law School.
John provided environmental consulting to a local energy-cooperative devoted to promoting increased energy efficiency. He worked with individual families to make their homes more energy efficient, as well as analyzed which home sustainability practices have been most effective for the group members in the past.
Joo and Shilpa developed health based English as a Second Language programs for the Vietnamese refugee patients at the Burlington Community Health Center.
Jose organized a series of community lectures on health education and healthy living for the residents of the Old North End of Burlington in an attempt to facilitate communication between these underserved individuals and the University of Vermont medical facilities.
Joseph provided companionship and conversation to Hospice and Palliative Care patients–particularly patients who are dying alone. He also wrote and published a book based on their life stories and his experience with them during the end of their lives.
Joy created a community based theatrical troupe of volunteers who perform free of charge for people otherwise unable to enjoy a show or desperately need a good chuckle including patients and families in hospitals, nursing homes, and other health related and residential facilities.
Juli and Courtney designed and implemented a life skills curriculum for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The curriculum addressed life management and self-care skills such as personal finance, stress management, and resume writing, with an experiential healing focus.
Julia and Lindsay worked to decrease the isolation felt among senior citizens of the Upper Valley while increasing their quality of life and access to healthcare. They accomplished this through weekly exercise classes and hospice care.
Kalin and Julia helped garner support for Proposition 5, the reproductive rights amendment to the Vermont Constitution. They collected stories from Vermonters through interviews that they then transcribed into narratives.
Juliana and Sadie provided cooking and nutrition lessons to families living in two subsidized housing projects in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Julie connected medical students with young adolescents in the community by teaching a health and wellness curriculum in Burlington middle schools.
Juliette tutored teens individually and in small groups on a variety of health education issues at Hannah House, a residential home for pregnant and parenting teens, and Planned Parenthood, both in Lebanon, NH. In addition, she created a web site for Hannah House.
Justin worked with Outright, in Manchester, to design educational materials and programs that addressed other psychosocial and public health issues for gay and lesbian adolescents. Pertinent issues in this area include gender identity, the coming out process, friends and family, teen suicide, physical abuse and talking about sexual identity with peers.
Ellen and Kadi bolstered and expanded the Spartans Advance program, an initiative to help students at Winooski Middle High School navigate life after graduation. They implemented hands on after-school workshops for students focused on different healthcare careers.
Kara and Clara worked with a local high school to implement an environmentally focused, problem-based project. The project engaged students in solving a real-life environmental problem that allowed the integration of traditional academic fields not usually associated with science.
Karen partnered with Have Justice-Will Travel (founded by Schweitzer Fellow Wynona Ward) to help provide legal assistance for victims of domestic violence.
Karl and Holly worked to improve access to health care for the migrant farm worker community employed in the Upper Valley dairy industry. They partnered with dairy farmers in New Hampshire and Vermont and the professional staff at the Little Rivers Clinics in Orange County, VT to provide direct care for these migrant workers and their families.
Katherine provided health education for pregnant and parenting women struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues.
Katherine worked with the Good Neighbor Health Clinic to analyze the microsystems models of health clinics for the underserved and uninsured across Vermont and New Hampshire, including organizations within the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured and the Bi-State Primary Care Association. She identified the current structures and lessons learned at a sampling of these clinics in terms of scheduling technology, communications, and volunteer training.
Katherine strengthened the program which pairs medical students with special needs children and their families.
Katherine helped adolescent girls at the Headrest program in Lebanon, NH, to build self-esteem, communication skills and self-confidence through participation in outdoor activities, art, journal writing and group discussions.
Fletcher Allen Hospital of Burlington discharges over 100 homeless patients to unstable living environments every year. This project worked toward the creation of a facility for short-term stays dedicated to those patients who no longer require hospitalization, but are in need of greater care than is available at the local shelter.
Kate and Charlotte worked in coordination with Hunger Free Vermont, the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, and New American families to address barriers to food/nutrition security that exist within the Burlington, Vermont refugee population.
Kira and Kathryn created the infrastructure necessary for a long-term, sustainable community program that offers harm reduction services to people who inject drugs, including providing overdose and prevention education, clean needles and connecting them to community support resources.
Katie taught yoga techniques to children and teenagers through the Randolph Boys and Girls Club and other area organizations that serve youth. he also helped young people to become aware of the long-lasting benefits of calm, focus, energy and fitness in their lives.
Katie fostered a sense of leadership, commitment, and ownership in the youth of our communities, by establishing a relationship between the young people and Habitat for Humanity. She also helped our communities improve not only by building decent, affordable homes for those in need but also by encouraging a younger generation to get out into the world and make a difference.
Katrina expanded mobile syringe services to Franklin County, Vermont via the Vermont CARES mobile outreach van. She provided an accessible space for syringe exchange, harm reduction micro-counseling, and resource referrals.
Amy and Keegan helped establish a Dermatology Clinic at the Good Neighbor Health Clinic. They provided skin cancer education for patients at the clinic and distributed free skincare products.
Brett and Kelley created body maps with pediatric cystic fibrosis patients to create a space for dialogue about the psychosocial components of this chronic disease. The creation of individual body maps, displayed at an art show, worked to lessen the isolation that cystic fibrosis patients experience.
Kelly implemented a local pet therapy visitation program, specifically serving the elderly population. The presence of companion animals confers remarkable physiological, psychological, and emotional benefits on a person, providing a benefit to the individual as well as to his or her surrounding community.
Kelly and Nicole improved the physical and emotional health of young mothers facing economic and personal challenges by promoting fitness and healthy lifestyle choices.
Kelly fostered connections between students and seniors through intergenerational programming at the Bugbee Senior Center.
Kevin implemented an education and mentoring program for teens struggling with substance abuse issues.
Kimberly and Nicole helped local seniors to keep healthy and active in body and mind through weekly exercise classes, nutrition workshops, and participation in the Memory Café.
Kimberly and Alex empowered New Hampshire residents to take control of their own health by distributing consumer protection information and resources.
The Everybody Project brings environmental awareness and frequently excluded groups together through green jobs and volunteer opportunities. Kirby compiled information on green opportunities in the region and convey edthat information to those unlikely to have access to it.
Kirsten and Lauren developed a twelve-week weight management program for cancer survivors. The behaviorally based intervention focused on calorie reduction, an increase in exercise, and behaviors to support diet change
Kirsten and Whitney implemented a health, nutrition, and fitness education program for young mothers and babies. They integrated the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging emphasizing healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Krista and Kuang improved the maternal and reproductive health of Burlington's Somali-Bantu refugee population by creating a culturally competent mothers-to-mothers network. The network passed on information and advice relating to maternal and reproductive health, especially pre-natal care, options for delivery, family planning, complications, newborn care, lactation, and post-partum depression
Krista and Emily developed a cardiovascular risk screening and education program. They also worked with medical students to support patients in making "heart healthy" lifestyle changes through individualized counseling and ongoing collaboration.
Kristen and Emily worked with underserved, first time mothers in Claremont, NH. They provided health education and information on early childhood development to build mothers' confidence and reduce stress.
Under the auspices of Hospice, VNH, Kristen worked with families of terminally ill patients as they planned for the critical decisions that surround the death of a patient. She held community workshops on establishing advanced directives and designed and implemented an "aftercare" program, providing support to grieving families after the death of a loved one.
Lars and David developed a mentoring program that matched high school boys with 5th/6th grade boys in Lebanon, NH. Designed to develop self-esteem, responsibility and a sense of purpose for the middle schoolers, this program fostered an appreciation for exercise and the environment.
Laura created an educational support group for children with asthma and their families in the Upper Valley region of NH and VT. The focus of the group was on helping children understand and manage their own asthma.
Laura identified needs and specific program resources for physically and mentally challenged adolescents under the auspices of United Developmental Services of Lebanon, NH.
Lebanon Housing Authority: Laura reached out to elderly living within the community of the Upper Valley who were in need of medical and supportive services to help maintain their independence and ability to remain living at home as long as possible before entering a nursing home. She researched a current program more common in urban areas called PACE, Program of All-inclusive Care of the Elderly, and networked with existing community resources to establish a PACE program in the Upper Valley.
Laura worked as a tutor with teen mothers at Hannah House in Lebanon, NH, while researching programs on teen pregnancy prevention that could be implemented in this area.
By providing afterschool cooking and nutrition education for youth whose families are experiencing food insecurity, Laurie taught children about the importance of good nutrition and helped them develop good eating habits that will have lasting effects on their health and wellbeing.
Laxmi provided support to Rett patients and their families in the Burlington area.
Leah and Matthew implemented a confidential SMS texting service to disseminate medically accurate reproductive and sexual health information to LGBTQ youth across Vermont.
At Winooksi Middle School and the Center Point School, Leslie, Laura, and Beth connected medical students with middle school students by teaching a health and wellness curriculum. They also involved students in their own health education to empower them to make well informed, mature decisions about their own health and well-being.
Partnering with Northern Lights, Leslie and Janel created an art curriculum and executed an art program for women transitioning into Chittenden County after incarceration. The art program created a supportive social environment in which the women felt safe expressing themselves through art activities, promoted healthy coping strategies through art, and encouraged self-reflection through the art-making process.
Lily and Linda created after-school workshops for adolescent girls. They centered these workshops around empowerment and education; focusing on topics that will help girls navigate young adulthood. Community Partner: Sara Holbrook Community Center
Lina helped recent African immigrant women access healthcare in Manchester, NH. Working with community leaders, she developed a plan to address language barriers and improve communication between doctors and patients in local hospitals.
Lindsay wrote and illustrated children's books about, by, and for children living with serious and/or chronic illnesses and their families to promote their normalization. She aimed for similarly impacted children and their families to feel less alone and provide a sense of comfort and community. Community Partner: Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD)
Lisa and Priti facilitated the interaction between medical students and under-served pregnant women in the Burlington community. They also provided social support and role models to pregnant women who have limited access to care and community resources.
Lisa created Vermont Youth Advisory Council (VYAC), which served as a way for Vermont youth to explore opportunities within the realm of youth advocacy and governance. Lisa aimed to make VYAC a statewide non-profit organization that is dedicated to a mission of promoting statewide youth leadership opportunities for a group of twenty to twenty-five youth, selected each year, between the ages of 13-19 to identify, research, and present their opinions on a Vermont environmental issue to the Vermont State Legislature.
Lisa worked with the Task Force on Eating Disorders in New Hampshire to research resources for individuals with anorexia nervosa and participated in a conference for practitioners on the topic of anorexia nervosa.
Lisa, working with the American Red Cross, Vermont Cares and the Vermont AIDS Education Network, developed S.T.A.T.S. (Students Teaching Aids to Students,) an educational program dedicated to teaching youth about HIV/AIDS/AIDS. With a team of medical students, she presented the program at a variety of setting in the Burlington area, including schools, colleges campuses, and rehabilitation centers.
Lisa improved the oral health of children and adults in the Upper Valley. She assembled a team of volunteer dental auxiliaries, students, and community to provide instruction on basic oral health to those who don't have regular access to dental care.
Lise worked with Mascoma Legal Assistance to verify and clarify the need for lower-income legal aid within the 5 towns of the Mascoma school administrative unit (Canaan, Dorchester, Enfield, Grafton, and Orange). Through working both with social service agencies within the area and with legal entities outside of the area, she assessed the possibilities for a cooperative arrangement to create a satellite legal clinic in the Mascoma Valley.
Nasim and Louisa initiated a harm reduction program at the Claremont Soup Kitchen. They distributed naloxone, sharps containers, and clean syringe kits while educating the community about overdose protocol and prevention of blood-borne disease transmission.
Louisa researched existing legislation and wrote new legislation that created direct markets for family farmers to sell value-added produce. If passed, this legislation will create a significant economic opportunity for small Vermont farmers and would be the first of its kind in the country.
Luke and Chad implemented a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education program that built students' interest in and exposed them to potential career options in STEM. Students participated in hands-on biotechnology-based lab projects, met exciting guest speakers, interacted regularly with potential role models from local graduate schools, and visited nearby STEM facilities.
Lucas supported existing community restorative practices by building on participants' conflict resolution skills. Through a narrative-based conflict coaching process, participants increased their sense of agency and explored various strategies to help navigate interpersonal conflict.
Lucinda and Leslie addressed the stigma of mental illness in our community by providing direct support to the Good Neighbor Health Clinic's psychiatric health services, and by enhancing DMS students' fluency in communicating about mental health issues. They integrated basic mental health screening into all primary care visits at GNHC, and directly supported patient care by initiating a mental health case management service run by Dartmouth medical students.
Luke facilitated Teen Court, a program created by the American Bar Association and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to train youth volunteers to participate in local youth court programs. The program helps those participating avoid engaging in crimes in the future and gives youth volunteers a better understanding of the judicial system.
Luz implemented a mobile clinic for migrant workers on Vermont's dairy farms. The clinic provided screenings, medical services, referrals to the closest health center, and health education.
Lyndsay and Ashlie worked with Legal Boots on the Ground to help kick-start a veteran legal assistance program.
Lystra developed and implemented an incentive program for opiate–addicted mothers and infants receiving treatment, aimed at increasing awareness about child development. She further mproved the facilities for children and breast-feeding mothers at the Chittenden Center where daily treatment is delivered.
Madeleine and Juergen helped children ages 6 to 9 develop their interest in engineering and science through the junior FIRST Lego League in area elementary schools.
Mae improved future professionals' access to information about transgender and transsexual ("trans") identities. By educating students at various professional schools in New Hampshire and Vermont about trans identities, Dunn empowered emerging professionals to provide compassionate, well-informed care and services to an often misunderstood community.
Malaika and Brian increased student awareness and participation with community health organizations early in their medical school careers through structured direct service activities. They also enhanced both the students' education and overall learning environment of the medical school while also providing much needed assistance to local community agencies.
Mandy created a teaching and training module for both health and legal service providers with information about what issues affect the mental health of refugees, how traditional mental health services may not be sufficient for refugees, and how to address these problems.
Manie and Vasum organized a volunteer program of medical students for the Community Health Center of Burlington, a clinic that provides care for the underserved population of the greater Burlington area, including the homeless and foreign refugees. The program attempted to assist the CHC in serving the community's clinical and health education needs, while strengthening the connection between the CHC and the College of Medicine.
Mara started an "Outdoors Club" as part of the tenth-grade teen health class at Lebanon High School. She introduced students to a variety of wilderness experiences, basic first aid and safety techniques and encouraged discussion of numerous teen health issues and provided an open forum for students to talk about difficult issues they are facing.
Marie worked with the Elizabeth Mine Study Group in their efforts to continue various clean-up projects at the Elizabeth Mine in Strafford, VT. Her work included biological monitoring, educational curriculum development, legal research and historical documentation.
Marie volunteered as an advocate for children caught up in the court system due to divorce/parenting matters, abuse, neglect or unmanageable behaviors through the Guardian ad Litem system.
Marisa and Jewelia's project aimed to better characterize and address food insecurity that is compounded by transportation barriers. They worked alongside the community to explore methods and pilot no-cost, mobile food delivery/supply services, to serve as a model for improving long-term food security and access in rural communities in the Upper Valley and beyond.
Marjorie continued the work of previous Schweitzer Fellow, Michael Mercer, at the South Royalton High School to promote a service learning requirement and ethic, which encourages volunteerism as well as an educational opportunity.
Mark and Victor worked with the staff of the Milton Public Library to develop teen programming and via zoom and video to teach social skills, wellness habits, and strategies for healthy relationships.
Marli and Joyce designed and implemented nutritional education classes for pregnant and parenting young women in the Burlington community. The curriculum focused on the prevention of eating disorders, and provided support for the young women currently battling these disorders.
John and Marvah served the patients of the Good Neighbor Health Clinic by coordinating the implementation of SBIRT (Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment). They administered patient screens, conducted motivational interviews, and followed–up on referrals.
Hannah and Mary Ann taught classes on infant and child health for pregnant and new mothers in a residential mental health and substance abuse treatment program. Their classes focused on essential topics in infant and child health including infant sleep, infection prevention, immunizations, feeding and food allergies.
With the goals of increasing knowledge, changing attitudes, building skills, and empowerment, Mary and Laura conducted workshops for teen girls in Winooski, VT.
Maryellen and Monica worked with the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured (VCCU) to analyze data regarding healthcare services and patient visits. They evaluated how member clinics serve the health care needs of the uninsured in Vermont.
Matt worked with the Good Neighbor Health Clinic to identify individuals and families with food insecurity throughout the Upper Valley. He addressed the under-utilization of community emergency programs and government programs by this group by raising awareness and facilitating access.
Matthew and Heather worked with students, faculty, administration and community members on the continuing effort to establish an Environmental Law Clinic at the Vermont Law School.
Matt addressed pediatric health and literacy by improving and expanding Bedside Brainiacs, a program established by Schweitzer Fellow Piyush Gupta that offers daily tutoring to pediatric inpatients to help them keep up with their school work while receiving medical treatment. Graf also created and implemented a sustainable project design, increased program awareness at the hospital, and pursued expansion into the geriatric population.
Matthew assisted in the development of competent search and rescue resources in the region by organizing, training and educating individuals to be part of the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team.
Merrill addressed the mental and physical health needs of at-risk youth by creating an outdoor mentoring program that aims to mitigate "nature deficiency disorder." With the help of volunteer mentors, the youth learned to tie flies, understand ecology, try their hand at fly casting, and participated in flyfishing expeditions.