Centers and Institutes
Child Development Center |
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| Students in Child and Family Development gain an understanding of the needs and choices of individuals throughout the life cycle. They learn to reaffirm values, develop skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and stress management. They also learn to recognize characteristics of physical, mental, and social wellness. Child Development Center Website |
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Magnolia Coastlands Area Health Education Center |
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| Magnolia Coastlands AHEC (MCAHEC) is a private, non-profit, community-based organization governed by a Board of Directors. MCAHEC is committed to providing high quality, accessible, educational programs and services designed to meet the specific needs of the health care practitioners, students, and health professions' faculty residing and working in its 39 county service area through community and academic partnerships. MCAHEC Office and Staff MCAHEC Website |
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Rural Nursing Outreach |
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| The Rural Nursing Outreach Program is designed to provide nursing care services to an underserved rural area while generating practice, service, and research opportunities for faculty and students. Program intiatives include the Rural Nursing Outreach Community Center (RNOCC) in the School of Nursing at Georgia Southern University, and Portal, Georgia, migrant care outreach clinics in the Georgia counties of Tattnall, Toombs, Screven, and Lyons, and partnerships to deliver primary care and health promotion services to all middle and high schools in the area as well as selected industries. RNOCC Website |
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Senior Companion Program - Health Outreach |
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| The Senior Companion Program is a volunteer service initiative through which men and women age 60 or older who meet certain income guidelines, can become a member. These volunteers provide assistance and friendship to adults needing non-medical care. They provide respite for family members, they visit the homebound/living alone, those with chronic diseases and terminally ill clients. They can serve from one to four clients (based on need) through 20 hours of service each week. By taking care of simple chores, they offer contact to the outside world. Senior Companions often provide the services that the frail elderly need to live independently. |
