High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2023

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Course Code

LDR

Course Number

3215

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Debra Edgar

Faculty/Instructor Email

debra.edgar@ucf.edu

About the Author

I would like to thank Zamona Bacchus and the entire staff at Shepherd's Hope, West Orange Health Center for their kindness and help while training me to be a better volunteer at the clinic this semester! I'd also like to thank Dr. Debra Edgar for being an amazing professor this semester.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2021, the population of uninsured individuals from the ages of zero to sixty-four in Orange County had a slight upward trend when compared to the two prior years, with roughly 182,054 uninsured patients living within Orange County in 2021. If so many of Orlando’s citizens in Orange County don’t have health insurance, and thus, are barred from being able to access quality healthcare, how could sustaining the vibrancy of our local community be possible, especially when many of these uninsured patients help keep the Orlando area functioning day to day? This is where my service-learning project comes into play. I wanted to find a way to be able to help uninsured patients get access to healthcare without having to worry about paying exorbitant amounts of money. Luckily, I found a community partner that was already acting on the mission I set out to do: Shepherd’s Hope.

Keywords

Service-Learning, Volunteering, Healthcare, Leadership, Civic Responsibility

Providing Access To Healthcare For The Uninsured Via Shepherd's Hope


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