7/01/2022 Kim O'Brien

Students Pitch Wellness Initiatives to City of Lancaster

A cohort of 14 Franklin & Marshall students is spending the summer tackling some of Lancaster City’s biggest health and wellness challenges.

“We started out looking at environmental risks that exist in Lancaster City – things like lead, air quality, tree coverage, vulnerability,” said Maggie Corson, a rising senior and public health major. 

Corson is a participant in the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Students participate in an eight-week immersive program, meeting for several hours almost daily. The program is led by Maya Greenshpan, Hebrew and Italian language teaching fellow and faculty leader of the CIFOW summer research program.

Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH). In June, they pitched wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback.

The result was four inspiring initiatives ranging from lead poisoning prevention screening to improving health literacy among Lancaster’s diverse population. 

The partnership with LGH is just one of several initiatives to encourage entrepreneurial design thinking. In May, students invented and constructed inclusive board games. In upcoming weeks, they’ll build rainwater collection devices and test them on campus. 

Go behind the scenes of CIFOW summer programming: 

  • Student groups designed inclusive board games as part of the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Student groups designed inclusive board games as part of the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Student groups designed inclusive board games as part of the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Student groups designed inclusive board games as part of the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Students meet daily as part of the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Students meet daily as part of the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Student groups designed inclusive board games as part of the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Student groups designed inclusive board games as part of the Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) summer program. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) participants take a stroll through downtown Lancaster City. Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) participants take a stroll through downtown Lancaster City. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) participants take a stroll through downtown Lancaster City. Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) participants take a stroll through downtown Lancaster City. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) participants take a stroll through downtown Lancaster City. Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) participants take a stroll through downtown Lancaster City. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) participants take a stroll through downtown Lancaster City. Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work at F&M (CIFOW) participants take a stroll through downtown Lancaster City. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH), pitching wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback. Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH), pitching wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH), pitching wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback. Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH), pitching wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH), pitching wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback. Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH), pitching wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback. Image Credit: Deb Grove
  • Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH), pitching wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback. Students recently partnered with The Center for Health Care Innovation at Lancaster General Health (LGH), pitching wellness initiatives to a panel of Lancaster community leaders and experts to receive candid and supportive feedback. Image Credit: Deb Grove

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