Are you a current or aspiring Public Health, Social Work, Library and Information Science, Nursing, Medicine, or Physician Assistant student?
Are you interested in promoting community health with an interprofessional team in the public library setting? Then... becoming involved with the Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program is for you!
Project Description: The HeLP program offers a variety of services to public libraries, including- Tuesday and Saturday inter-professional team tabling to address patron health and social needs, providing connections to health experts, and student-led presentations on various health topics requested by public library patrons and staff.
Students are trained by interprofessional faculty and staff to conduct health-information screenings and to deliver educational programming related to blood pressure care and control to public library patrons ,while working alongside other student professions.
Student Involvement:
Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSW) Master of Social Work (MSW)
| Engaged in HeLP through Practicum hours (HWC 302, 501, and 503) Social Work students can complete their practicum experience through a Library Social Work Placement (coordinated by the School of Social Welfare). While engaged as a practicum student, students may have the opportunity to participate in a HeLP site (depending on which library location the social work student is placed).
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| Master of Public Health (MPH) | - Engaged in HeLP through Practicum hours (HPH 580)
- Engaged in HeLP through Student Internship Course (HPH 575)
- Engaged in HeLP through paid assistantship opportunities (starting at $19/hour)
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Basic and Accelerated tracks
| Engaged in HeLP through Clinical Rotations (HNI 469 Pop Hlth, ABP/ Senior BBP) Nursing students complete a two-week rotation in the Healthy Libraries Program, one of their required clinical rotations.
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| Master of Science (MS) in Physician Assistant Studies | Engaged in HeLP through Community Health/Service Learning (HAP 501) Physician Assistant students are required to complete 15-hours of services learning in the community, during their first year in the program. HeLP is one of the available options for them to complete these required hours.
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| Doctor of Medicine (MD) | Engaged in HeLP through volunteer opportunities. Doctor of Medicine students that are interested in becoming involved with HeLP, can volunteer for Tuesday or Saturday programs.
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| Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) | Engaged in HeLP through volunteer opportunities. MLIS students that are interested in becoming involved with HeLP, can volunteer for Tuesday or Saturday programs. Stony Brook does not offer a MLIS program, however, MLIS students that are enrolled in online or nearby programs (Palmer School of Library and Information Science and Queens College), are encouraged to volunteer.
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If you are a student and are interested in learning more about how you can become involved or have any questions, please contact the Healthy Libraries Program Coordinator, Becca Nolder, at becca.nolder@stonybrookmedicine.edu
