Community Wellness Advocate Community Wellness Advocate Certificate Program:Certificate Program:

Creating Harbors of Well-BeingCreating Harbors of Well-Being

Donna Hebbeler, FNP, MPH, DrPHc

March, 2005

PartnershipsPartnerships

University of Alaska Southeast

Southeast Alaska Health Consortium

Utilizes a CSREES capacity-building grant to deliver innovative distance-delivered education.

AlaskaAlaska

This 1st map gives you an idea of how This 1st map gives you an idea of how big Alaska is in relationship to the rest of big Alaska is in relationship to the rest of

the continental USthe continental US..

AlaskaAlaska

The 2nd map shows that highways are in a very The 2nd map shows that highways are in a very

small section of the state.small section of the state.

AlaskaAlaska

The 3rd map shows you where our The 3rd map shows you where our students have come from. students have come from.

Class DeliveryClass Delivery

• Audio conference is the main method of Audio conference is the main method of class delivery since internet in many villages class delivery since internet in many villages is very primitive and not reliable all the time. is very primitive and not reliable all the time.

• VideosVideos• ““Breeze PresentationBreeze Presentation” power point ” power point

presentations narrated by the teacherpresentations narrated by the teacher• Fax machine deliver lectures, assignments Fax machine deliver lectures, assignments

and resource materials and resource materials • Internet/email for student and teacher Internet/email for student and teacher

contactcontact• Student portfolios Student portfolios

CWA ContactsCWA Contacts• http://www.uas.alaska.edu/sitka/Chttp://www.uas.alaska.edu/sitka/C

WA.htmlWA.html

Cheryl SampsonAdministrative

Assistant/RecruiterLisa Sadlier-Hart

Faculty

Doug OsbourneFaculty

CWA Program GrowthCWA Program Growth

• Recruitment on the Wind River Reservation Recruitment on the Wind River Reservation • Injury Prevention Tract Injury Prevention Tract • Development of School Health Education TractDevelopment of School Health Education Tract

– Alaska Department of EducationAlaska Department of Education– UAS college of educationUAS college of education

• Development of Healthy Living for the ElderlyDevelopment of Healthy Living for the Elderly– Alaska Center for Geriatric EducationAlaska Center for Geriatric Education– Sitka Center for Geriatric EducationSitka Center for Geriatric Education

• Presentations at national conferencesPresentations at national conferences• Data collection for publication in peer Data collection for publication in peer

reviewed journalreviewed journal