Jiayue (Joy) Qiu
| Jiayue (Joy) Qiu |
Jiayue (Joy) Qiu1, Ayisha Scott2
Joan Gluch1, Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova3, Soyoun Jung3
1Division of Community Oral Health, Preventive & Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; 3A Book A Day
Description
A Book a Day is a West Philadelphia organization that advocates for childhood literacy and understanding cultural diversity by donating children’s books to public schools and libraries. https://abookaday.edublogs.org/
Project Overview
This BTG experience involves multiple partners: A Book A Day, Puentes de Salud, the dietitian-nutritionist at Penn Dental, and the Penn Dental Bus. It is an integrated experience to better understand literacy needs in the West Philadelphia community as well as to promote literacy, nutritional lifestyle, and oral hygiene in the community.
Outcome
137 new books were cataloged into A Book a Day’s collection library. A heart-healthy recipe card of Fiesta brown rice salad along with heart-healthy pro tips was created, and samples were distributed at a demo set up in the dental school on July 26th. An impact survey was conducted for the “Books for Smiles” book giveaway program. 108 books donated by A Book a Day were given out to young patients visiting the Penn Dental community clinics. A donation of children’s books from Bindlestiff’s bookstore was selected by the interns for the Ice Cave, a local shaved ice shop.