Field Experience Report: Lafene Health Center

Abstract

In May of 2017, I met with Julie Gibbs, MPH, the director of the Health Promotions team at the Lafene Health Center with the desire to be involved in making an impact at the University during my Field Experience hours for the Master of Public Health requirements for Kansas State University. The Health Promotions Team and I began collaboration on a project with the goal to develop an effective Flu Campaign for the 2017-2018 Influenza Season. This campaign included how to effectively reach out to the university student and staff population with a social media presence which included photos, videos, and interaction with the Health Center and targeted population. In addition to the 2017-2018 Flu Campaign, collaboration with the Health Promotions team sparked interested in continuing to help and impact the students and staff of Kansas State University by better understanding what a University Health Promotions team does. Within their scope of practice I was able to discuss and put forth recommendations for their yearly health assessment survey, The Health Assessment Needs of Kansas State Students (THANKS) Survey. With further involvement on the 2016 and 2017 survey this sparked an interest on the validity of surveys and the impact they can make in a public health setting.