High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2023
Course Code
LDR
Course Number
3215
Faculty/Instructor
Dr. Debra Edgar
Faculty/Instructor Email
debra.edgar@ucf.edu
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
Recommended Citation
Hakim, Azeem, "Providing Access To Healthcare For The Uninsured Via Shepherd's Hope" (2023). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2023. 45.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2023fall/45
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