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Ashleigh B Johnson1, Chelsea M Montgomery, Wesley A Dillard
1Ashleigh B. Johnson, is a year three Medical Student, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, SC. Chelsea M. Montgomery, is a year three Medical Student, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, SC. Wesley A. Dillard, is a year three Medical Student, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, SC. Morrill Kenneth, is Media, Visual Arts, and Design Teacher, Riverside Middle School, SC. Coral Hoesli, is Biological Teacher, Riverside Middle School, SC. Wesley M. Gillette, is a year three Medical Student, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, SC. Brandon K. Johnson, is Statistician and Data Analyst, Greenville, SC.
Art-based stroke education effectively taught elementary students about stroke signs and risk factors. Students then shared this vital health information with their families and community members.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Education
- Pediatric Stroke Awareness
- Creative Arts in Medicine
Background:
- Traditional stroke awareness programs target high-risk adults.
- Novel visual art-based approach for elementary school stroke awareness.
- Need for innovative community health education strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate a school-based visual art intervention for stroke awareness.
- Assess students' knowledge acquisition and dissemination of stroke information.
- Determine the effectiveness of art-based learning in health education.
Main Methods:
- Seventh-grade art students received stroke awareness training.
- Project-based learning: students created art interpreting stroke concepts.
- Students presented their projects to raise community stroke awareness.
Main Results:
- Pretest showed fair/good, but not excellent, stroke knowledge.
- Posttest demonstrated significantly improved stroke awareness and knowledge translation (P < .001).
- Students excelled in creating and presenting stroke-related projects.
Conclusions:
- The school-based visual art intervention effectively educated students about stroke.
- Students successfully disseminated stroke awareness information to the community.
- Art teachers can facilitate stroke education, emphasizing creativity in pediatric health learning.
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