Projects Report

This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.

Engagement Type: Engaged Research
Activity Type: None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Grief, Health Awareness

Description : The purpose of this work plan is: 1) to continue to assess the capacity, needs, and current policy/procedures of coroners and related professionals in Nebraska in determining the cause of death in regards to drug overdoses; and, 2) to assess coroner and law enforcement training satisfaction and outcomes. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program and Injury Surveillance in providing training and other resources to coroners, helping family members who have lost a loved one, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan and future studies and grants. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska.
Engagement Type: Engaged Research
Activity Type: None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Health Awareness

Description : The purpose of this work plan is to better understand individuals drug use behaviors through the lens of treatment providers and through community datasets. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program in providing training and other resources to treatment centers, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska.
Engagement Type: Engaged Research
Activity Type: None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Health Awareness

Description : The purpose of this work plan is to better understand individuals drug use behaviors through the lens of treatment providers and through community datasets. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program in providing training and other resources to treatment centers, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska.
Engagement Type: Engaged Research
Activity Type: None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Grief, Health Awareness

Description : The purpose of this work plan is: 1) to continue to assess the capacity, needs, and current policy/procedures of coroners and related professionals in Nebraska in determining the cause of death in regards to drug overdoses; and, 2) to assess coroner and law enforcement training satisfaction and outcomes. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program and Injury Surveillance in providing training and other resources to coroners, helping family members who have lost a loved one, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan and future studies and grants. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska.
Engagement Type: Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type: None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics:

Description : Childhood Sexual Victimization has Sustained Negative Effect on Mental Health of Individuals Incarcerated in Jails but not on Recidivism
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 44
Start Academic Year: 2024-2025
UNO Student Hours: 44
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics:

Description : UNO students created kindness cards for survivors and current cancer patients served by Omaha non profit organizations adressing breast cancer awareness and holistic health.
Engagement Type: Community-Based Learning
Activity Type: Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 2,400
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Employment and Workforce, Social Justice Awareness, Other

Description : Student interns assigned community agencies for experiential learning.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Other
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 7
Start Academic Year: 2024-2025
UNO Student Hours: 7
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2024-2025
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Education, Disadvantaged Populations, Health Awareness, Organ and Blood Donation

Description : Students learned about donor registration and supported the national bone marrow registry through cheek swab kits and outreach.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 5
Start Academic Year: 2024-2025
UNO Student Hours: 5
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2024-2025
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Disadvantaged Populations, Mental Health, Raise Awareness, Art

Description : Students created hand-made birthday cards to accompany cakes for youth in foster care and other vulnerable populations, helping ensure every child feels celebrated.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 34
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 100
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 7,000
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Education, Capacity Building, Health Awareness

Description : Students from Dr. Dinkel's KINS 3900 course worked with our Youth Wellness Coordinator to create infographics and videos on topics regarding physical activity. These resources are being shared with the community as a whole via our website and social media pages, as well as specifically targeted to OPS schools in zip codes identified as having higher health risks. Teachers and administrators at these schools will share the resources directly with their students. While working with The Wellbeing Partners, UNO students learned about the population of students at their target schools, including the need to create graphics that were at appropriate reading levels, representative of the student population, and culturally sensitive. UNO students also learned about some common physical activity barriers that targeted OPS students may experience (ie lack of outdoor play space, lack of funds for sports clubs, etc). While working with Dr. Dinkel, students learned theories of physical activity promotion and motivation that were applied to the infographics and videos they created. The resources created by the UNO students that were selected to be shared can be found here: https://www.thewellbeingpartners.org/change/activate-youth/physical-activity-promotion/ The economic value of the project was $1750. This project allowed us to provide high quality and useful resources to our school partners and community members. Partnering with KINS 3900 students allowed us to utilize their expertise in physical activity promotion. UNO KINS 3900 students benefited from this project by learning about the school community that many may choose to serve in their later careers. This project gave them a practical application for the knowledge they gained throughout the course as to how to promote physical activity and motivate people, including children, to be physically active. Dr. Dinkel, faculty for UNO, benefited by being able to provide a real-life application for the content that she was teaching. OPS schools and the community at large benefited by gaining access to high-quality resources that can be used to promote physical activity for children and their families.
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