Browsing by Author "Perron, Tracy J."
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A community engaged learning pedagogical approach to population health and primary prevention
Perron, Tracy J.; Jakubowski, Tami L. (2018-03-23)With the shift in healthcare to health promotion and population health it is important for nursing students to engage in a variety of learning venues. The need for collaborative practices in the community is an increasing ... -
Community health promotion initiatives to improve healthy food choices in an urban population
Jakubowski, Tami L.; Perron, Tracy J.The Healthy Corner Store Network is one example of a community health promotion initiative to improve healthy food choices in an urban population with decreased access to healthy foods. -
Engaging interprofessional clinical, academic, and community partnerships to improve child health outcomes
Jakubowski, Tami L.; Perron, Tracy J.A program developed to improve the fitness and health of elementary school age children while empowering parents to encourage healthy food choices. A network of professionals working together to improve children's health ... -
The evolution of an interprofessional approach to combating childhood obesity in an urban setting
Jakubowski, Tami L.; Perron, Tracy J. (2018-06-18)An interprofessional collaborative model was used to improve child health in an urban setting. Participants were afforded the opportunity to share their expertise with members of the interprofessional team to positively ... -
Factors associated with peer violence among elementary, middle and high school students
Perron, Tracy J.The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among perceived school climate, self-reported psychosomatic symptoms, visits to the school nurse for reported psychosomatic symptoms and reports of bullying behaviors ... -
Health break: Preparing nursing students to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities
Perron, Tracy J.The purpose of Health Break is to allow nursing students the opportunity to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities in a non-medical setting. -
Involving students in an interprofessional community engaged learning approach to population health and primary prevention
Perron, Tracy J.; Jakubowski, Tami L.Guided by course objectives, sophomore nursing students spend 25 hours in a community based learning opportunity implementing projects to care for populations with chronic conditions in a community setting. Student project ... -
Poverty simulation: A pedagogical approach to population health for future healthcare professionals
Perron, Tracy J.; Hooven, Katie; Jakubowski, Tami L.Poverty is a reality for many Americans. Understanding the complexity of poverty will help nursing students better understand why their patients maybe unable to comply with healthcare instructions and how to help them lead ... -
Preparing nursing students for population health using a community engaged pedagogical approach
Perron, Tracy J.; Jakubowski, Tami L. (2018-06-29)The need for collaborative practices in the community is a necessity. Community Engagement is a signature experience for the students at TCNJ. This opportunity allows students to apply knowledge; enhance skills and address ... -
Preparing Nursing Students to Work With Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
Perron, Tracy J.Student's exposure to individuals with intellectual disabilities is limited in the traditional clinical settings.The college of New Jersey nursing department in conjunction with the Career and Community Studies and Dawn ... -
Promoting healthy outcomes among a diverse urban population by engaging parents and families
Perron, Tracy J.; Jakubowski, Tami L.The Recess Exercise Communities for Education in Smart Schools(RECESS)program was designed to improve health outcomes among a culturally diverse population with increased rates of childhood obesity. A family's culture ... -
Smart nutrition and conditioning for kids (SNACK): An interprofessional approach to nutrition and physical education
Perron, Tracy J.; Jakubowski, Tami L.; Farrell, Anne (2017-07-17)Purpose: The purpose of SNACK was to increase the fitness and health of elementary school age children and to empower parents and caregivers to encourage healthy food choices. SNACK was developed in response to the 2010 ... -
SNACK: A collaborative approach to improve children's fitness and nutrition
Perron, Tracy J. (2017-09-26)A collaborative approach to improve children's fitness and nutrition, SNACK was developed to combat childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in 2 urban elementary schools where the childhood obesity rate is 49%. Maximizing a ... -
Using simulation to reinforce management of emergencies in the school health setting
Perron, Tracy J.; Jakubowski, Tami L.; Brown, NormaOver the past two decades, school nurses have assumed an expanded role in meeting the health needs of school-aged children. Children present with a wide range of complaints to the school health office. Many children are ...