National Clearinghouse on Service-Learning for Healthy Aging

Posted by on February 13, 2004

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) is pleased to announce the work of CCPH Fellow Debra Sheets. Debra created The National Clearinghouse on Service-Learning for Healthy Aging (http://www.healthyaging.us). The Clearinghouse on Service-learning for Healthy Aging (CSLHA) is a voluntary effort to gather information on initiatives that promote health through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. The Clearinghouse is a growing network of faculty in higher education from all disciplines who are dedicated to service-learning that promotes the health of older adults. CSLHA partnerships share common goals that include:

? Building partnerships between community organizations and higher educational institutions to address the needs of the community
? Incorporating service-learning into the education of all college students
? Developing a network of colleagues to provide support and information

Debra Sheets is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Gerontology Program at California State University, Northridge. She received her doctorate in Gerontology and Public Policy from the University of So. California. Prior to receiving her doctoral degree, she worked for nearly 20 years as a registered nurse.

Read more about Debra and the National Clearinghouse on Service-Learning for Healthy Aging at http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/2002fellows-sheets.html

About the CCPH Fellows Program

The CCPH Fellows program, funded with generous support from the Helene Fuld Health Trust, HSBC Trustee, and the Corporation for National and Community Service, provides support to community based professionals, academic administrators, and faculty with significant knowledge and expertise in building and sustaining service-learning, community based participatory research, and community-campus partnerships. For more information, visit http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/projects.html#Fellows