 Michelle Schlaubitz Garcia is the Wellness Coordinator at Family Care Heath Center in St. Louis MO. Family Care Health Centers is dedicated to providing comprehensive primary health care services to the residents of St. Louis. With two state-of-the-art facilities in the metropolitan area, Family Care also works to improve the overall health of the communities it serves by reducing barriers to health care. (From the website: http://www.fchcstl.org)
What have you been doing at your placement? As the “Wellness Coordinator” at Family Care, I do a lot of different things. One of my biggest tasks has been keeping patient medical records up to date with their immunizations and other screening tests they might need. I am the Spanish PI (primary investigator) for a Washington University research study about different contraceptive methods available to women. I work closely with the pediatricians to give fluoride treatments to children when they come in for their checkups. I am also planning a health fair for children for December. Additional tasks include changing the bulletin boards in the waiting room areas every month, sending out monthly newsletters, translating for Spanish-speaking patients, and helping out around the clinic wherever I am needed.
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 Eleanor Humphrey works at Marian Middle School, a school that serves adolescent girls of all religious, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. From Marian's mission statement: "We are committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by fostering comprehensive development as a foundation for college readiness."
What have you been doing at your placement? I work at Marian Middle School as the Language Arts Teaching Assistant and spend most of my time with the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Language Arts classes. I observe class, lead small group activities, tutor, teach, and grade classwork. The rest of my time is spent supervising recess, serving as librarian, proctoring study hall, and helping out with choir. As a volunteer at Marian, I’ve benefited from the awesome opportunity to try many different aspects of middle school education. One of the projects that I’m currently working on with 6th grade is a writing portfolio project in which each student presents 3-4 pieces of polished writing that she has been working on all quarter.  Kyleah Frederic is the Volunteer Associate at DOORWAYS, an interfaith non-profit organization which provides housing and related supportive services to improve quality of life and health outcomes for people affected by HIV/AIDS.
What have you been doing at your placement? My interview told me that I would be "building a volunteer program." My name tag tells me that I am a "Volunteer Associate." In reality I feel that I am several different people all doing different things simultaneously. I guess that is what people mean when they say that their position "wears many hats." Working at DOORWAYS and creating a program for them has given me the opportunity to be a Manager, a Supervisor, a Human Resources Department, a Public Educator, a Creative, a Researcher, a Friend, an Administrator, and much much more. Daily. |
