Honorees included several community health partnerships, including a blood pressure student education program and mobile health and wellness initiative.
The school's signature community engagement initiative is partnering with a local fitness expert to foster a healthier future for residents of Petersburg.
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.
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.
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.
Now in its tenth year, the Richmond Health and Wellness Program brings care coordination to the doorstep of vulnerable communities in central Virginia.
