Anna Jaques Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation program provides an amazing opportunity for patients with cardiac problems to help reach their exercise goal and get back to a normal lifestyle. Many of these patients struggle with gaining back their strength and confidence post recovery of their cardiac episode. Rehabilitation helps them achieve these goals. By the end of the 12-24 sessions patients during this study were feeling noticeably stronger and more confident. Patients know when their exercise goal is reached and they feel less exerted with exercise.

This project aims to raise awareness about tick-borne diseases, focusing on the rising cases of Lyme disease and other tick-related illnesses affecting both pets and their owners. Tick-borne diseases/illnesses are spread through the bite of an infected tick, causing illnesses. Because of this, ticks present a shared risk, as they can easily infect both animals and humans, leading to health complications in stages that can be lethal. The increasing prevalence of Lyme disease highlights an urgent need for effective prevention strategies. We promote preventative measures, including Lyme vaccinations, oral tick preventatives, DEET repellent, and detection methods for both pets and people. Additionally, we advocate for improved yard and garden management to minimize tick habitats around your home. A flyer was developed to spread essential information and data collected via a google form to assess public awareness and practices. By boosting understanding and implementation of preventative measures, this project aims to reduce the counts of tick-borne diseases in our communities.

This research project was designed to assess the effectiveness of implementing a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education curriculum for young adult males in a residential program at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network. The curriculum was designed to enhance knowledge and skills related to sexual health, decision-making, and healthy behaviors among both staff and clients aged 18 to 22. Using pre- and post-training assessments, the study evaluated the impact of the curriculum on knowledge scores, confidence in discussing sensitive topics, and awareness of available resources. This project demonstrated the importance of ongoing sexual education and support in promoting informed decision-making and healthy relationships among young adult males in residential programs.

The objective of this project was to raise awareness of the accommodations and services provided by the Disability Services Office for students that can further enhance their academic success in higher education. Two table events were held on Salem State University's South and North Campus to provide information on the office’s location, accommodations, and services to an array of students in all majors. Flyers, postcards, QR codes of the office Instagram page, giveaway opportunities, and much more were offered to all students who wanted to participate and learn more about the office. Tabling proved to be a successful way to interact and educate students on campus.

The North Shore Education Consortium SOAR & EMBARK Programs provide a unique opportunity for students with disabilities to further their education while simultaneously strengthening their social & life skills. Many of these students struggle with concentration, emotional regulation, and staying grounded, especially in the classroom. The implementation of providing students with mindfulness strategies is imperative in aiding students with this challenge, and the benefits of these exercises were observed and evaluated while students utilized the techniques. These coping skills are useful to anybody, but are especially helpful in assisting these young adults with disabilities as they prepare to be more functional in the professional working world, which represents a major component of the mission of the North Shore Education Consortium.

Traumatic brain injuries affect both mental and physical health which can often lead to long-term complications. The Neuro-Fit program allows individuals who have suffered a traumatic brain injury to attend weekly one-hour exercise sessions that target their personal goals. This program has the physical benefits of exercising weekly with assistance and mental health benefits such as creating a community for participants to be social with others in the program along with members of the YMCA. This project focused on functional assessments performed every semester to track the progress of Neuro-Fit participants. These assessments target physical tasks as well as subjective objectives that allow interns and supervisors to see how participants are feeling about their life after a brain injury and the program.

The Massachusetts School-Based Health Alliance (MASBHA) is dedicated to promoting children's and adolescents' health, resilience, and academic success through advocacy for school-based health centers (SBHCs) and support for student well-being. MASBHA offers technical assistance, training, advocacy, resource sharing, networking, and community engagement to enhance school-based health care. The MASBHA Impact Map Project aims to visually represent the impact of SBHCs in Massachusetts by mapping their locations, documenting services offered, highlighting partnerships, and assessing health outcomes. This project seeks to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of SBHCs in improving access to health care and enhancing student well-being.

This project addresses teen vaping concerns in the Revere Public School System. Teens across the country are using vaping devices without a complete understanding of the health effects. There is a lack of effective student education in place to encourage not using vapes. Likewise,there is a lack of policy in place to support educators in stopping teen vaping. Research was conducted to analyze best practices. These best practices were compiled into two handouts:one for students and one for staff. They serve as proposed material to be implemented in the classroom in an effort to improve education on vaping and support educators.

Allergy & Asthma Specialists is a healthcare facility focused on providing treatment for individuals with allergies, asthma, or immunologic diseases. Credentialing and insurance verification is a complicated and timely process for healthcare facilities. The purpose of this project was to create a resource guide to assist current and future employees through the process of credentialing. Information was collected from 10 notable sources, detailing the significant steps during the credentialing process. The data indicated noteworthy steps of collecting provider information, updating a CAQH profile, verifying information, and completing status updates. This project resulted in the development of a resource guide to help employees through the complex process of credentialing.

This project focused on the New Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) system. This healthcare employee based digital program gives employees access to personal functions such as self-scheduling, timecard punches, time off requests, shift swaps, and shift pick-ups. Through the UKG tool staff members can do things on their own time and correct discrepancy between their personal schedule and information. This poster contains information on the importance of high performing digital tools such as UKG to ensure employee engagement and performance. UKG will facilitate employees providing better care to the public. Included in the poster is an overview of the implementation process with some of the recurring issues staff members had. A survey was also conducted to measure the efficacy of the implementation materials and to receive any suggestions.