Case Study
We worked with the University of Illinois to develop several youth wellness initiatives funded by the MacArthur Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Our client was the University of Illinois Carle College of Medicine where we worked on an interdisciplinary team to design and implement initiatives for the Youth Wellness Project.
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University of Illinois-Carle College of Medicine Youth Wellness Project
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Designed and Implemented a Community Health Worker Training Program for Youth.
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We helped to design a Community Health Worker curriculum to train youth age 16-24 as community health workers at Northeastern University's Chicago campus. We partnered with the City of Chicago's One summer program and several local community organizations to recruit youth for the program. These you were trained using an innovative curriculum that included working with the Siebel Center of Design at the University of Illinois to design wellness tools. The students from underserved communities were trained to share resources and promote health equity in their neighborhoods.
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Our founder, Dr. Tramayne Butler DeLong, PhD worked with a Dean of the Carle College of Medicine and the Director of the Siebel Center of Design to help to facilitate the training, working with the youth during in person and online sessions.
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Developed a presentation and presented the project at the VentureWell OPEN, a premier innovation and entrepreneurship conference in San Diego on behalf of the University of Illinois.
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Developed plan and strategy to design Wellness Centers in two Chicago Public High Schools.
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Worked with University stakeholders and high school administration to plan, design and implement the wellness space to help provide resources for student well being including curating nutritious food to address food insecurity.