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‘What you’re doing really matters’: VCU and VCU Health staff recognized for their work in the community

Oct. 25, 2024

Honorees included several community health partnerships, including a blood pressure student education program and mobile health and wellness initiative.

The fridge is open for donations

Oct. 23, 2024

Trio of VCU nursing students support RVA Community Fridges to make a difference in the community – and make an impression on classmates.

Virginia Geriatric Education Center awarded $5M grant to improve care of older adults

Oct. 1, 2024

The five-year federal grant is part of an effort to advance geriatrics care in health systems across the country.

Mobile Health and Wellness Program joins forces with local community to promote health

July 16, 2024

The school's signature community engagement initiative is partnering with a local fitness expert to foster a healthier future for residents of Petersburg.

New study tackles chronic kidney disease in the East End community

May 23, 2024

Affiliate nurse researcher is conducting a community-based kidney disease study

Many hands make right work

May 6, 2024

How the VCU Health Hub and School of Nursing team up to serve Richmond’s East End community.

Meet a researcher: Ana Diallo, Ph.D.

April 3, 2024

Leading up to the school's April 11 nursing research showcase, meet some of the groundbreaking and innovative nurse scientists behind the work. Ana Diallo, Ph.D., shares about her background, her interest in the relationship between diet and cardiovascular health and the merits of the Prescription Produce Program.

VCU School of Nursing names associate dean of practice and community engagement

Feb. 19, 2024

Lana Sargent, Ph.D. to lead the school’s practice and community engagement initiatives

VCU researchers awarded $3M grant to study early signs of dementia

Jan. 2, 2024

The number of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is expected to double by 2050. By measuring a person’s mobility through wearable devices, the VCU School of Nursing study aims to identify physical precursors for cognitive decline.

Pam Parsons, ‘a relentless champion’ for community health, dies at 67

Nov. 13, 2023

Parsons, a professor in the VCU School of Nursing, was a nationally recognized expert on models of care for chronically ill older adults and medically vulnerable populations and was the founder of the VCU Mobile Health and Wellness Program.

VCU nursing school hosts workshop to address community mental health access

Sept. 21, 2023

The half-day event promoted interagency collaboration to improve mental health services for Virginians.

A decade of compassionate, community care

Jan. 25, 2023

Now in its tenth year, the Richmond Health and Wellness Program brings care coordination to the doorstep of vulnerable communities in central Virginia.

Lawrenceville one of four locations for VCU School of Nursing Mobile Health and Wellness Program

Jan. 12, 2023

Expansion of nurse-led initiative brings holistic wellness care and coaching to underserved communities