Sunidhi Majalikar
Pronouns: she/her
Research Mentor(s): Carolyn Custer
Co-Presenter:
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Detroit Wayne County Health Authority/Authority Health / NonUM
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Poster
Session: Session 6 – 4:40pm – 5:30 pm
Room: League Ballroom
Authors: Sunidhi Majalikar, Dr. Carolyn Custer
Presenter: 104
Abstract
This Community-Engaged Research project was focused in the Nardin Park community, at Hope Academy Detroit (12121 Broadstreet Ave, Detroit, MI 48204). In Hope Academy, Authority Health, a semi-governmental organization, recently established a health center that hopes to serve as a health and resource center for the Nardin Park community. Hope Family Health Center’s Community Advisory Council requires that input from youth is incorporated in decision-making. Through an evaluation of assets and a survey of community members, it was found that creating a Health Club for the students at Hope Academy would be an effective way to create a link between the youth being served and the Community Advisory Council. Additionally, by surveying teachers and gathering information by several other means, students at Hope Academy were found to have a disjointed health education which is mirrored in low rates of health literacy around the City of Detroit. Through this project, we hope to create a sustainable “Hope Health Club,†which can supplement the health education of students at Hope Academy and create a space for young people in decision-making within the Health Center. In its first year, this project brought 10 students together to discuss health topics that are of most importance to students at Hope Academy.
Interdisciplinary, Public Health, Social Sciences
