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.
Educational Support, Health and Wellness 2019-20
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Drug Overdose Prevention Program (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1318)
Community Partners:
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Campus Partners:
- Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs)
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.
Economic Impact, Health and Wellness, Social Justice 2019-20
Internships: 2019-20 (1406)
Community Partners:
- Douglas County Juvenile Assessment Center
- Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
- Omaha-Douglas County Victim Assistance Program
- Omaha Police Department
- United States Marshals Service
Campus Partners:
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
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:
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.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 22
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 759
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Wellness, Aging, Business, Education, Other
Description : UNO Students enrolled in TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL will be participants in a service learning project which collaborates with the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for six weeks. UNO students will engage with LCC families weekly via Zoom to explore topics of individual interest that cover technology, educational support, and overall wellness to better support their children during remote learning in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 34
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 476
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Wellness, Aging, Business, Holistic Wellness, Health Awareness
Description : UNO KINS 3500 students will work individually or in small groups to create three infographics and/or videos to highlight one overarching and three supporting goals developed around a course theory concept. These infographics and/or videos will be sent to elementary students from The Wellbeing Partners to promote physical activity.