February 1st, the School of Nursing hosted community partners and faculty for a day to share knowledge, understand each others aims, and discuss potential initiatives. In addition to networking and roundtable brainstorming, several existing initiatives were presented, including:
- Dr. Erin Athey: The Barbershop Embedded Education Project, addressing mental wellbeing in Wards 7 and 8 in partnership with local barbershop owners
- Dr. Sherrie Wallington: Addressing Health Disparities and Reaching for Health Equity through Community Engaged Research
- Dr. Linda Briggs: Implementing the Nurse Practitioner Role in Chile
- Dr. Karen Dawn and Dr. Sandra Davis: Photo Voice with Camp Dogwood
- Carmen Session: The Pipeline and Pathway Program - Creating opportunities for high school and community college students to advance in the health sciences
- Dr. Joyce Pulcini and Dr. Janet Phoenix: Developing a student/family centered school health collaborative
