Hunter College

COMHE BS Fieldwork Project:

All students pursuing the BS degree in Community Health must complete a fieldwork project. Students select their own fIeldwork site and design their own community health research project, with faculty guidance. Students are required to spend 200 hours in the field on their project.

Overview: Fieldwork Project and COMHE Coursework

The fieldwork project is central to the learning objectives of the BS degree in Community Health, thus there are connections to it throughout the coursework. Students should begin thinking about their fieldwork project in their first semester in the major (in COMHE 301), as they do informational interviews at potential fieldwork sites. In "Community Health Assessment," (COMHE 411) students should be thinking about the community they want to work in and what the health needs are there. The fieldwork itself is designed to coincide with COMHE 412, taken during the summer between Year 1 and Year 2 in the major. The final project is completed in the Research Seminar (COMHE 413) in the last semester.

New Media & ePortfolios

Throughout the fieldwork project, students will write about their experiences, document the fieldwork with digital photos, and upload elements related to fieldwork to their ePortfolios. Upon graduation, students can share the ePortfolio with potential employers. Instruction on these elements will be provided across a number of courses.

    •    Rebekah Alexander
    •    Nicole Bochen
    •    Onome Edodi-Disowe
    •    Rokeasha George
    •    Ariel Goldstein
    •    Jeannette Hermoso

Potential Fieldwork Sites

Aging        
    Sea-Crest Health Care Center    http://www.seacresthcc.com/
    Sivercrest Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation    http://www.silvercrest.org/
    Age-Friendly New York City    http://www.nyam.org/agefriendlynyc/
        
At-Risk Youth, LGBT        
    Green Chimneys    http://www.greenchimneys.org/
        
Children, Child Services        
    Graham-Windham    http://www.graham-windham.org/
    Graham-Windham Services Early Head Start    http://www.graham-windham.org/
    Churchill School    http://www.churchillschool.com/page.cfm?p=1
        
Clean Water        
    Constru Casa (Guatemala)    http://www.construcasa.org/nuevo/index.php
        
Communications, Social Media        
    Big Duck    http://www.bigducknyc.com/about/internships
       
Community Gardening        
    Horticulture Society of NY    http://www.hsny.org/
    Red Rabbit Gardening Labs    http://www.myredrabbit.com/labs/
    Just Food   http://www.justfood.org/
        
Community Health Centers        
    Access Community Health Center    http://www.accessCHC.org

Dept.'s of Health        
    NYC DOHMH-Office of Minority Health    http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/mh/mh.shtml
    DOHMH    http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml
    Kyoto City of Health and Welfare    http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/tel2.html
        
Disability & Independence        
    Brooklyn Center for the Independence of the Disabled    http://www.bcid.org/
        
Disease Associations & Organizations        
    Crohn's Disease Association    http://www.ccfa.org/
    The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society    http://www.lls.org/
    Kyoto Intractable Disease Empowerment Center     
    American Cancer Society    http://www.cancer.org
        
Environmental Health        
    WE ACT for Environmental Justice    http://weact.org/
        
Health Promotion        
    Health Promotion Learning Lab, Children's Health Fund, Harlem Children's Zone     http://chf.childrenshealthfund.org
        
Hospitals/Health Care        
    Montefiore    http://www.montefiore.org/
    North Westchester Hospital    http://www.nwhc.net/default
    Kingsbrook Jewish Hopstal    http://www.kingsbrook.org
        
Immigrant Health        
    DWA FANM (Haitian Women & Girls Rights Organization)    http://www.dwafanm.org/
    Diaspora Community Services    http://www.diasporacs.org/
        
Nutrition        
    The Nourishing Kitchen of NYC    http://www.nourishingnyc.org/

Physical Activity        
    I Challenge Myself    http://ichallengemyself.org/
        
Reproductive Health        
    Bronx Health Link    http://www.bronxhealthlink.org/bronxhealthlink/
        
Research         
    SJS    http://www.socialjusticesexualty.com
 
Substance Use        
    Harm Reduction Coalition    http://www.harmreduction.org/
    Washington Heights Corner Project    http://www.cornerproject.org/
        
Transportation        
    Transportation Alternatives    http://www.transalt.org/
        
Yoga        
    Urban Zen    http://www.urbanzen.org/
 

Forms

Preceptor's Evaluation of Student <doc>