Increasing Document Delivery to Off-Campus Students Through an Interdepartmental Partnership

Improving Students’ Learning Outcomes in Safety Education through Interdepartmental Collaboration

It is critical to learn the theory to work safely. However, it is also important to learn how to apply such theories into the workplace. In addition, adults learn best when they are active partners in the learning process. The authors emphasize not to lecture adult learners but rather, get them involved in discussions, problem solving and hands-on activities. To assist this effort, Purdue Unive...

Interdepartmental communication at tertiary hospital campus in the Limpopo Province.

Interdepartmental communication in a hospital setting is fundamental to the provision of quality patient care. Effective communication modes are important because they result in the improvement of patient care (Tappen, 1995:181). Preliminary investigations into the main problems that underscore patients' dissatisfaction have identified, among others, the failure of health professionals to commu...

Increasing the delivery of health care services to migrant farm worker families through a community partnership model.

The Farm Worker Family Health Program (FWFHP) is a 13-year community partnership model designed to increase delivery of health care services for migrant farm worker families. During a yearly 2-week immersion experience, 90 students and faculty members provide health care services, including physical examinations, health screenings, health education, physical therapy, and dental care for 1,000 m...

A campus-community coalition to control alcohol-related problems off campus: an environmental management case study.

The authors report on the effects of a university and community coalition in preventing problems related to college students' off-campus drinking. The Albany, New York, Committee on University and Community Relations used strategies based on an environmental-management approach that focuses on changing the environment in which individuals make decisions about alcohol consumption and related beh...

A view from the clinical campus: a partnership of an academic medical center with an integrated delivery system.