Jewel S. Younge
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacist, Outpatient Based Clinical Pharmacy Services, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
Contact
Address:
840 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL
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Overview:
Zip code >> Genetic Code. That is the rule in Chicago. For all of its parks, pathways, protected bike lanes, and planning, Chicago remains an untraversable landscape for many of its residents. The implications of that are profound – in terms of class, mobility, and health.
Bringing care to underserved communities starts with putting it in walking distance. My clinical practice site, CommunityHealth, and my current research projects, The Lab Matters, the Older Adult Wellness Program, and Boxville Vitals, lead me to engage some of Chicago’s most vulnerable residents, from far West to far South, representing many language communities, class levels, and age ranges.
Teaching health education in underserved communities requires creativity and spark. Games, arts, and hands-on science/pharmacy activities create ways for practitioners and patients to move beyond the limitations of their existing vocabulary, externalize their preconceptions, and examine clinical concerns without stigma and burden. This approach established The Lab Matters, a hands-on science program for elementary aged kids who ‘hate science.’ It carries through my work with the Older Adult Wellness program, which employs activities and games to teach self-care. Boxville Vitals, a blood pressure and blood sugar testing site located at a SouthSide CTA station, uses nudge theory and a ‘low-stress approach which has resulted in a clinically significant reduction in blood pressures among those served.
Research Interests:
Cultural competency in health care, Medical arts
Teaching Statement:
At the College of Pharmacy, I lecture in Diabetes and Mood Disorders, Diabetes and Weight Loss, Motivational Interviewing, and Sleep Aids and Stimulants. I am co-coordinator of Pharmacy 201, Pharmaceutical Care in the US, which is course in the undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Science program at University of Illinois Chicago. I teach a lecture on the Urban Health Crisis, and I lead students through a live-action simulated game called Traffic, which explores barriers to care in Chicago. Additionally, I lecture in the College of Sports Medicine on Topical Analgesics.
Aside from lecture, the vast majority of my teaching is preceptorship. At my clinical practice site, CommunityHealth, I precept introductory and advanced practice pharmacy experiential students. I mentor approximately 6 pharmacy students each year at my community based participatory research site, Boxville Vitals. I am collaborating with Leslyn Hanakahi, Benjamin Schultz, Mary Kopale, and Aamina Syeda on research related to Traffic, and my Boxville Vitals students have created and are conducting a longitudinal self-study on development in cultural competence among Boxville Vitals volunteers.
I have been a teacher for over 30 years. I hold a Master’s Degree in Teaching English from Washington University in St. Louis MO. I’ve been a professor, a classroom teacher, and a teaching assistant. Before that, I worked in early childhood education. I have taught in a myriad of modes, ranging from lecture to performance, and in disciplines ranging from world religions and cultures to math basics.
Teaching and Supervision Heading link
Concentration Research (PMPR 485), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
Undergrad Resrch Pharm Pract (PMPR 380), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
Pharmaceutical Care in the US (PHAR 201), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
Spec Project in Pharm Pract – SNPhA Pre-Pharmacy Mentorship Program (PMPR 390), 1/8/2024 – 4/26/2024
Spec Project in Pharm Pract – Boxville Vitals Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Draft (PMPR 390), 8/21/2023 – 12/1/2023
Pharmaceutical Care in the US (PHAR 201), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 1/2/2023 – 4/14/2023
Undergrad Resrch Pharm Pract (PMPR 380), 8/22/2022 – 12/2/2022
Selected Grants
Building Health Communities in Suburban Cook County/PRogram to Educate & VaccinatE uNderserved members of The public (PREVENT) Pilot, Mobile Care Chicago., 11/1/2022 - 12/31/2024, Obligated Amount: $17325; Anticipated Amount: $17325
Health and Wellness Senior Programs, White Crane Wellness Center, Catholic Charities and Rush University Medical Center., 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025, Obligated Amount: $64800.00; Anticipated Amount: $64800.00
PRogram to Educate & VaccinatE uNderserved members of The public (PREVENT), Mobile Care Chicago., 12/16/2020 - 6/15/2022, Obligated Amount: $58337; Anticipated Amount: $58337
Collaborative Community Engagement Grant, University of Illinois Chicago College of Education., 11/2019 - 2/15/2020, Obligated Amount: $600; No Anticipated Amount Set
Senior Wellness Program, White Crane Senior Wellness Program, Rush University and Catholic Charities., 10/1/2017 - 9/30/2022, Obligated Amount: $80000; Anticipated Amount: $80000
Selected Publications
Wu, Anna, Snell, Brittney Nicole, Younge, Jewel Sophia. (2022). Blood pressure reduction as a result of the Boxville Vitals partnership. JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 5, (8), 821-828. doi:10.1002/jac5.1652.
★ Younge, Jewel, Buford, Annexiea, Garman, Deborah, Pawlik, Sylvia, Snodgrass, Amy, Svete, Mike. (2021). Navigating COVID Road: A Senior’s Guide to Smart Choices. White Crane Wellness Center.
Younge, Jewel Sophia, Choi, Ashley, Rhodie, Zakiya, Maley, Amey. (2020). Impacts of the Dance PAMOJA Challenge on COVID-19 related-outcomes. Journal of the National Medical Association, 112, (5), s14. doi:10.1016/j.jnma.2020.09.030.
Han, Jin, Saraf, Santosh L, Zhang, Xu, Gowhari, Michel, Molokie, Robert E, Hassan, Joharah, Alhandalous, Chaher, Jain, Shivi, Younge, Jewel, Abbasi, Taimur, Machado, Roberto F, Gordeuk, Victor R. (2016). Patterns of opioid use in sickle cell disease. American Journal of Hematology, 91, (11), 1102-1106. doi:10.1002/ajh.24498.
★ Han, Jin, Santosh, S, Zhang, Xu, Gowhari, Michel, Molokie, Robert, Hassan, Johara, Alhandalous, Chaher, Younge, Jewel, Abbasi, Taimur, Machado, Roberto, Gordeuk, Victor. (2016). Chronic Opioid Use in Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Hematology, 91, (11), 1102-1106. doi:10.1182/blood.V126.23.3400.3400.
★ Younge, Jewel Sophia. (2003). Found in the Hidden Passages of Sacred Heart in Manhattan. The English Journal, 92, (5), 78. doi:10.2307/3650435.
Professional Leadership
White Crane Wellness, Board of Directors, 10/25/2021 - Present
Notable Honors
2022, Pharmily Preceptor of the Year, University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy
2020, Preceptor of the Year, CommunityHealth
2017, Daniel Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship,
2016, W.E. van Doren Scholar,
2015, Urban Health Program Award,
2014, Robert Ireland Scholarship,
2010, Phi Theta Kappa, Olive–Harvey College
Education
Degrees:
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
MA, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, United States
MA, University of Chicago, United States
BA, Amherst College, United States
Postgraduate Training:
Walmart Pharmacy - Chicago State University Community Pharmacy Post Graduate Year - 1 Residency, Chicago State University, United States, 2018
Licensures and Certifications
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Board of Pharmacy Specialties, 12/13/2019 - 12/13/2026
Chicago Recovery Alliance, Naloxone Train-the-Trainer Certification, 11/1/2019 - Present
Basic Life Support Certification, American Heart Association, 9/1/2019 - Present
Youth Mental Health First Aid (Ages 12 - 18 yrs), National Council for Behavioral Health, 11/17/2018 - Present
Mental Health First Aid, National Council for Behavioral Health, 10/13/2018 - Present
Point-of-Care Training, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, 9/1/2017 - Present
Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 4/1/2016 - Present