The grant from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants will help support a health fair for local elementary students.
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<p>Shaun Lynch, assistant professor of physician assistant studies</p><p>Diane Duffy, <span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>a</span><span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>ssistant p</span><span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>rofessor of p</span><span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>hysician a</span><span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>ssistant s</span><span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>tudies and d</span><span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>irector of c</span><span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>linical e</span><span style=”font-size: 13.9997px;”>ducation</span></p>Shaun Lynch, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, and Diane Duffy, assistant professor of physician assistant studies and director of clinical education, were awarded a $1,000 grant from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants for their program, “Partnering for Healthy Habits.”
This program would allow 2-3 health care providers and 10 PA students to present a health fair to students in an Alamance-Burlington elementary school with a focus on health education and promotion. Topics to be covered include nutrition, sleep, exercise/screen addiction, germ/hand hygiene, seat belts/safety and oral health.
The grant will allow them to purchase incentives and education materials for the program.
