HELEN

TENG

INSTRUCTOR

Helen L. Teng is an assistant clinical professor for the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University and the course chair for Population Health Concepts. Teng earned a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and bachelor's and master's in nursing from University of Pennsylvania. For her doctoral dissertation, Teng explored the lived experience of recently immigrated low-income aging Chinese men and their engagement with the U.S. healthcare system.

ANNETTE GADEGBEKU

CO-INSTRUCTOR

MONICA HARMON

CO-INSTRUCTOR

LORETTA
JEMMOTT

CO-INSTRUCTOR

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: LISTENING TO COMMUNITY VOICES TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY

“Community Engagement: Listening to Community Voices to Promote Health Equity” focuses on models and theories of community engagement and community participatory research methodology to demonstrate how listening to community voices enhances health equity and reduces social injustice. In addition to an overview of qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analysis, the course also includes fieldwork--including conducting windshield surveys, asset mapping, and conducting community conversations. From the work the class did this past year with sixty West Philadelphia residents, students quickly learned that they had only scratched the surface of the available stories. The next iteration will unpack further the concerns and contributions in community conversations and explore connections and solutions. 

GUIDING SIGNS

“… A quote I captured in February 2020 while traveling in Mexico. This is a sign I saw posted just outside of Atotonilco, a traditional pilgrimage town a bus ride away from San Miquel de Allende. Loosely translated, it says “Only your actions change the quality of our community.” This sign stopped me in my tracks, and it has always stuck with me as a nurse working with marginalized populations.

PORTRAITS OF ANNETTE GADEGBEKU, MONICA HARMON, AND LORETTA JEMMOTT BY DEJAH MCINTOSH