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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nFour generations of Ukrainian refugees sheltering in Donegal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What We Learned in Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Local community leaders provided lessons on a range of topics, such as genealogy, the Irish healthcare system, local languages, and medicinal plants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n We learned the importance of interprofessional collaboration and were able to apply it to a healthcare setting. The Irish have \u201csocial prescribers\u201d whose job it is to connect community members with groups and activities that improve their mental and physical health. It was an idea I was able to bring back to the US as an opportunity for future local implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The local social prescriber with our cohort of two professors and 18 students studying exercise science, nursing, and public health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Study Abroad: Ireland, 2023 I had the opportunity to attend a faculty-led trip to study the health system and provide community healthcare at Ionad Naomh Padraig (INP), a rural community center in Donegal, Ireland. We provided basic healthcare to over 200 Irish citizens and Ukrainian refugees. This included blood pressure, blood sugar, vision checks, as… <\/p>\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n