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Direct linkGretel Monreal; Steven C. Koenig – Advances in Physiology Education, 2025
Heartwheels! STEM Mobile Outreach is a scientist-led collaborative, innovative, and reproducible experiential educational program and mobile lab developed to engage people young and old in the cardiovascular sciences, improve health literacy and awareness of heart-healthy living, and spark curiosity in the science, technology, engineering, and…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, STEM Education, Laboratories, Life Style
Dylan Hagen; Farah Sayed; Lisa Cale; Daniela Alejandra Vega; Amie J. Dirks-Naylor – Advances in Physiology Education, 2025
Type 2 diabetes is a growing concern among young adults, including college students, due to rates of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and limited disease awareness. Despite the risk, few studies have examined the effectiveness of targeted educational interventions among this population. To determine whether a pharmacy student-led educational session…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Knowledge Level, Outreach Programs, Health Promotion
Crawford, A. J.; Hays, Cassandra L.; Schlichte, Sarah L.; Greer, Sydney E.; Mallard, Halle J.; Singh, Ryan M.; Clarke, Martina A.; Schiller, Alicia M. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2021
Substantial, involved, and expensive efforts to promote the dissemination of scientific knowledge and career interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are enthusiastically supported by many scientific, federal, and local organizations. The articulated underlying goals for these efforts include an enhanced public…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Physiology, Outreach Programs, Program Effectiveness
Stieben, Margaret; Halpin, Patricia A.; Matyas, Marsha Lakes – Advances in Physiology Education, 2017
Since 2005, nearly 600 Physiology Understanding Week (PhUn Week) events have taken place across the U.S., involving American Physiological Society (APS) members in K-12 outreach. The program seeks to build student understanding of physiology and physiology careers, assist teachers in recognizing physiology in their standards-based curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Outreach Programs, Models, Program Development
Karpa, Kelly; Vakharia, Kavita; Caruso, Catherine A.; Vechery, Colin; Sipple, Lanette; Wang, Adrian – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
Engagement of academic medical centers in community outreach provides the public with a better understanding of basic terms and concepts used in biomedical sciences and increases awareness of important health information. Medical students at one academic medical center initiated an educational outreach program, called PULSE, that targets secondary…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Service Learning, Medical Students, Health Occupations
McCombs, Glenn B.; Ufnar, Jennifer A.; Shepherd, Virginia L. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2007
The Vanderbilt University Center for Science Outreach (CSO) connects university scientists to the K-12 community to enhance and improve science education. The Virtual Scientist program utilizes interactive videoconference (IVC) to facilitate this connection, providing 40-50 sessions per academic year to a national audience. Scientists, defined as…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Scientists, Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education
