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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 17.
Published in final edited form as: P R Health Sci J. 2017 Jun;36(2):92–100.

Table 1.

Summary of community engagement activities, “Salud para Piñones”

Activity Sponsors and Collaborators Target population Objectives Participants
Piñones Community Health Clinic UPR School of Medicine Faculty, AMSPR & AESCO and Community Churches General population To provide orientation and screening services to community members with emphasis activities for health promotion and disease prevention 234 people
School-based Health Clinic UPR SoM Pediatric Residency Program, AMSPR & AESCO Students (K to 6) To provide screening for BMI, dental evaluation, and visual acuity 96 children
CPR and first aid certification to community volunteers from the Red Cross UPR School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus Community volunteers To increase community capacity to respond to health related emergencies 17 adults
Clinics of audiology and vision “Niños Consentidos” Organized and sponsored by Ronald Mc Donald Foundation Children (0 to 18 years) To provide hearing and visual acuity evaluation to Piñones community children 0 to 18 years 35 children
Breast Cancer Screening Clinics Sponsored by Susan G. Komen Foundation Women in the Piñones/Loíza community To provide screening services for breast cancer to the Piñones Community 86 women
Workshop “Cuidando a tu pareja” Sponsored by Susan G. Komen Foundation General population To provide education to the community and caregivers about social support needs in breast cancer 17 adults
School-based garden and healthy life-style activities Multiple sponsors School community To develop a school garden and provide education about healthier lifestyles 50 children
Community-based workshops: “Tomando control de su salud” and “Manejo personal de la diabetes” Puerto Rico Department of Health & Puerto Rico Clinical & Translational Research Consortium Persons with chronic diseases To provide evidence based interventions for chronic disease self-management in the community 41 adults
Community Health Workers Closing Community Forum Multiple sponsors General population To educate the community about the community health workers role in the community and to provide screening and education about hypertension control 32 adults
CPR and First Aid Workshop: “Family & Friends CPR Anytime” from the American Heart Association Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Mr. José Maldonado, PAZOS FBO Services, Mr. Elvin Hernández Crespo, Mrs. Alicebelle Román Echevarría and JM Consulting Enterprises Inc. Community Leaders To increase community capacity to respond to health related emergencies 11 adults
Health related emergencies in pediatric population Pediatrics Residency Program, School of Medicine School community To increase capacity to respond to health related emergencies in pediatric population 13 adults