Prevention, Wellness, and Health Promotion
Timeline
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February 15, 2024Experience start
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March 12, 2024Project Scope Meeting
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April 5, 2024Feedback Meeting
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May 2, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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February 15, 2024Experience start
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March 12, 2024Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between learners and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 5, 2024Feedback Meeting
Meeting between learners and company to discuss quality of deliverables and programming development.
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May 2, 2024Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Training & development Workplace health/wellness HealthcareSkills
health promotion wellness preventionLooking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from UND to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Learners in this program/experience will be learning about decreasing injury risk, maintenance and improvement of wellness, and promotion of health and healthy behaviors in a workplace setting. Concepts are applied to the general, athletic, and industrial populations, to have interdisciplinary involvement in wellness optimization at your organization.
Learners
Deliverables are negotiable and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations.
- Education provided and distributed to employees using appropriate methods.
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights, and recommendations.
- Other materials as negotiated with the company.
Project timeline
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February 15, 2024Experience start
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March 12, 2024Project Scope Meeting
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April 5, 2024Feedback Meeting
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May 2, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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February 15, 2024Experience start
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March 12, 2024Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between learners and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 5, 2024Feedback Meeting
Meeting between learners and company to discuss quality of deliverables and programming development.
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May 2, 2024Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Learners in groups of 10 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Apply principles of prevention programming to create a workplace project to decrease MSK injury risk, maintain/improve wellness and/or promote health and healthy behaviors.
- Disseminate information and provide education regarding the workplace project and expected deliverables.
- Complete analysis of the project's effectiveness with appropriate feedback received.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.
Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.
How is your project relevant to the experience?
Timeline
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February 15, 2024Experience start
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March 12, 2024Project Scope Meeting
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April 5, 2024Feedback Meeting
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May 2, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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February 15, 2024Experience start
-
March 12, 2024Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between learners and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 5, 2024Feedback Meeting
Meeting between learners and company to discuss quality of deliverables and programming development.
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May 2, 2024Experience end