As part of our school’s core value of social
responsibility, students and faculty take part in servicelearning
activities that include attending to the needs
of migrant farm workers and persons who are homeless.
Many of these patients have significant problems
with their feet including fungal infections of
the skin and nails, painful calluses and corns, and
other skin problems. These conditions cause pain,
compromise skin integrity, increase the risk for
secondary infections, and affect the ability to work
and perform activities of daily living (ADLs). After
years of caring for these populations and hundreds
of clinical encounters, an evidence-based,
effective method of foot care that incorporates
intentional comfort touch has been developed