Vanderbilt Center for Community Health Solutions
Emphasis in Communities
First- and second-year Vanderbilt medical students in the Community Health Emphasis program design, study, and/or implement strategies to address community needs. Students produce tangible products for mentor community agencies and receive academic credit.
2010 Projects
- Nutritional Quality of Nashville Soup Kitchens
- Resources for Adult Cancer Patients and Healthy Teens
- Latino Parents and Preschoolers’ Sedentary Behavior
- Structured Observation to Assess Health Communication
- Needs of Low-Income Mothers and Pregnant Women in Davidson County
- Sex, Pregnancy, and Fatherhood: Perspectives from Incarcerated Males
- Parenting Behind Bars: Father-Child Communication
2009 Projects
- Pregnancy Risk Factors and Health Care Challenges for Pregnant Latina Adolescents
- Therapies for Sexual Assault Survivors
- Hispanic Health Behaviors and Diabetes Knowledge
- Healthcare Access for Grundy County TennCare Children
- Depression in Low-Income Mothers in a Home Visitation Program
- HPV and HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Attitudes in Rural Appalachia
- How to Train Undergraduates to Mentor Obese Adolescents
- Satisfaction Levels in Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
2008 Projects
- Community-Based Support Groups for Violence Victims
- Emergency Room Use among Low-Cost Medical Home Patients
- Design and Efficacy of Fitness Promotion
- Unplanned Pregnancies and Future Needs of Inmates at an Urban Jail
- Parental Support Interventions in the Intensive Care Nursery
