INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM
For Graduate and Undergraduate Students in the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services
The Cal State LA Educational Community Health Outreach Local Dental Pilot Project (ECHO-LDPP) Interdisciplinary Field Training Program trained students in the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services to address oral health disparities in our local communities. Interns were trained to use an interdisciplinary, strengths-based perspective attentive to social context.
Student interns were selected from five departments in the College:
- Child Development
- Communication Disorders
- Nursing
- Nutritional Science
- Public Health
As part of the internship program, students received training on a variety of subjects relevant to oral health and providing health and human services to families. This training prepared students to work in community-based agencies and school settings as part of the ECHO team, which provided oral health education, conducted oral health screenings, and connected families to dental health homes and other resources.
The ECHO-LDPP student internship supported the development of strengths-based, culturally responsive, and community-based practice. We approached our work in a way that valued and leveraged the culture and cultural resources of the families we serve.
ECHO-LDPP:
2018 in Review
In this video, Student Interns from the 2018-2019 cohort share highlights from their first semester with the ECHO program. They describe their experiences in the community and their interactions with community members, as well as the importance of ECHO and its positive impacts.
ECHO-LDPP:
What We Left Behind 2018-2019
This culmination video reveals what student assistants feel they "left behind" with ECHO. These reflections summarize their perspectives and experiences working with ECHO.