ENCompass: Connecting the Columbus Community to Resources Critical to Health
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ENCompass is an undergraduate student organization dedicated to bridging the gap between medical and social care. Poor health can be exacerbated by many factors, and by connecting our clients with free resources available in their local community, we hope to address needs indirectly related to their medical care and improve our clients' overall health. We hope that our service model immerses volunteers in the Columbus community and cultivates interdisciplinary student leadership.
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IMPACT. 1: OUR CLIENTS: ENCompass has recommended individualized resources for over 250 clients at 8 different locations. We've also collected over 300 winter jackets through coat drives and facilitated multiple projects at sites regarding food insecurity. -- 2. OUR VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers undergo continuing education through guest speakers, documentaries, and group projects to explore public health topics such as food insecurity, Medicare, Medicaid, PIPP and HEAP, health and wellbeing, and narrative medicine. -- 3. OUR RESEARCH: We are currently performing IRB approved research to study transportation as a barrier for clients to access social and medical resources in the central Columbus area.
OSU PARTNERS: College of Public Health
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Gethsemane Lutheran Church Food Pantry; Total Health and Wellness Clinic at University Health East; Neighborhood Services, Inc.; Nationwide Children's Hospital Westside Primary Care Center
PRIMARY CONTACT: Rachel Besse (encompass@osu.edu)