Date of Graduation
Summer 8-17-2016
Document Access
Project/Capstone - Global access
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
College/School
School of Nursing and Health Professions
First Advisor
Dru Bhattacharya
Second Advisor
Courtney Keeler
Third Advisor
Marie-Claude Couture
Abstract
UNICEF Kid Power is a program aimed at increasing U.S. children’s activity levels by tapping into children’s intrinsic desire to do good. Through their activity levels, kids earn points, which unlocks funding from partners that will support treatment for a malnourished child. This one-of-a-kind program was implemented in the Bay Area in Spring 2016 with 7,800 youth participants. The attached paper is a summary of a 300-hour fieldwork experience at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF assisting with the UNICEF Kid Power implementation in the Bay Area. The fieldwork included program implementation and evaluation, presentations at participating schools in the area, coordination of local community outreach events, support to seek and secure funding for the program, collaboration with colleagues across the U.S., and marketing the program to the public. This paper also notes how the fieldwork project achieved several Masters of Public Health competencies, as well as the values of the MPH program at University of San Francisco.
Recommended Citation
Gudaitis, Emily L., "UNICEF Kid Power: Empowering Kids to Get Active and Save Lives" (2016). Master's Projects and Capstones. 391.
https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/391
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