Villanova Nursing Center for Global Health and Public Health

We are hiring! The M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing seeks applicants for the part-time position, 12-month as the Global Initiatives Coordinator. The Global Initiatives Coordinator is an integral team member supporting College strategic goals and the Center for Global and Public Health. This role serves as the main point of contact for the Center for Global and Public Health and performs high-level administrative duties, working closely with faculty, staff, students, and other offices across Villanova’s campus to execute the various functions related to each initiative. Read more and apply: https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/26095

It’s time! Registration is open for our new Certificate in Healthcare Design & Innovation with Villanova School of Business. Classes start February 2023. Learn more about the program and be ready to create the healthcare future you want to see! You and your team are welcome. Check out the group, early bird and alumni rates. bit.ly/3Fbji0o

Alumni, parents and friends - You're invited to join us 11/10 in honoring our 2022 recipient of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick Award for Transformative Leadership Dr. Beverly Malone, President and CEO of the National League for Nursing, and hear her lecture “The Core Values & Power Essential for Transformational Leadership.” Learn more and register by 11/4. See you there! https://na.eventscloud.com/website/48768/

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Nurses and Physicians for Asylum Seekers. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Nurses and Physicians for Asylum Seekers Join Law Professor Michele Pistone for a conversation with Brittney Bringuez, Asylum Program Associate at Physicians for Human Rights and alumna of VIISTA (Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates) and Dr. Daniel Smith, PhD., Wei...

For National Children's Month, Nursing's Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment has created a webinar series highlighting environmental risks though a childhood development lens. Join the free 10/12 webinar at 12n for Reproductive Environmental Health with Dr. Katie Huffling, a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Executive Director of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. Pregnancy and early childhood can be times of vulnerability to the neurodevelopment effects of lead exposure. In this webinar learn about sources of lead exposure, current screening and management guidelines, and important opportunities for communities to address lead in drinking water and homes.
https://www1.villanova.edu/university/nursing/macche/national-childrens-month-webinar.html

On behalf of The Center for Global & Public Health, we are pleased to announce September’s Public Health on the Go webinar:

When: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Topic: Eviction and Health Equity: The Relevance of Housing Policy to Nursing Practice

Register in advance for this webinar: https://villanova.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TrsJ9bRtQTK_izVPJMYXuw.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We will be posting the recording to our website in case you missed it live.

The program will offer 1 contact hour of ANCC continuing professional development credit for Nurses (only if watched during the live hour).

Webinar Speakers

Patrick Smith, BSN '16
Patrick Smith (BSN, ‘16) is a primary care nurse and public health researcher whose work focuses on understanding and addressing structural determinants of health inequities. Most recently, his work has focused on examining the linkages between housing instability, health, and healthcare use in the United States. In addition, Patrick has conducted global health equity research with a variety of international organizations, including Partners In Health and UNICEF. Previously, he served as a Complex Care Manager at Fenway Health, where he worked to improve care delivery systems for patients living with multiple physical and mental health conditions. He received his BSN from the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University.

If you missed NASEM's briefing the other day, here's some important info for clinicians- and all humans- on . Our colleague and PFAS expert Dr. Laura Anderko, MACCHE co-director, was on the committee that authored the report. https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/07-28-2022/guidance-on-pfas-exposure-testing-and-clinical-follow-up-report-public-briefing

Guidance on PFAS Exposure Testing and Clinical Follow-Up Report Public Briefing | National Academies Learn more from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

's Dr. Laura Anderko has co-authored today's report “Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up (2022)," from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). For years, she's educated communities & health care providers about potential health impacts and risk reduction strategies for these ubiquitous perfluoroalkyl substances. https://bit.ly/3vmvF42

Are you or someone you know interested in joining our Villanova Nursing team? Learn more about our open position for our Research, Innovation, and Global Initiatives Coordinator here:
https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/23470

Days 2 and 3 have been busy with working on stress with chair yoga, exercise, mindful breathing, health screenings for vision, BMI, BP, and more healthy eating tips. We are enjoying the scenery and culture and working with the great staff, teachers, and other volunteers here. We were treated to a lovely dinner at Brother Dale's home cooked by our new friends from Notre Dame University.

Villanova BSN Express students have arrived in Browning, Montana for a week of health promotion with the summer students at the De La Salle School. Today we worked on healthy eating and stress relief. Off to a great start !

Villanova Nursing Celebrates Nurses Week 2022

Dr. Cathy Curley, Interim Director of the Center for Global and Public Health, quoted in Healthline's Do You Need to Isolate if You Have COVID-19 but No Symptoms? https://www.healthline.com/health-news/do-you-need-to-isolate-if-you-have-covid-19-but-no-symptoms -you-must-leave-your-home

Do You Need to Isolate if You Have COVID-19 but No Symptoms? Experts say asymptomatic people can potentially still spread disease, and ideally should still isolate according to CDC guidelines.

Invest in our planet. What will you do?

On behalf of Dr. Catherine Curley and The Center for Global & Public Health, we are pleased to announce April’s Public Health on the Go webinar:

When: Wednesday, April 20th, 2-3 pm EST
Topic: An Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Approach to Provide Healthcare to Migrant Farmworkers and Their Families

Register in advance for this webinar: https://villanova.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zQ4QtgFZQ5uCyePvAzHHNg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We will be posting the recording to our website in case you missed it live.

The program will offer 1 contact hour of ANCC continuing professional development credit for Nurses (only if watched during the live hour).

Webinar Speaker
Lori A. Modly DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, Assistant Clinical Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Dr. Modly is a Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, currently working on a volunteer basis at the Good Samaritan Clinic in Atlanta, GA. Prior to becoming a PNP in 2011, she worked as an RN in Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) for 8 years. Before becoming a nurse Dr. Modly was a Sonar Technician in the US Navy. Dr. Modly earned her BSN from the University of South Florida in 2003 and her MSN (PNP) at Emory in 2011. Dr. Modly received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Health Systems Leadership from NHWSN in 2019, her doctoral focus was data management systems, practice, and implementation in rural health.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: An Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Approach to Provide Healthcare to Migrant Farmworkers and their Families. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome to "Public Health on the Go" webinar, a monthly webinar series which will present a range of significant public health issues of interest to health professionals and the general public.

National Public Health Week theme for today:
We can work together to improve the health of people living with disabilities and other marginalized groups by reducing health disparities in health insurance, increasing physical accessibility to care, increasing availability of appropriate care, building more inclusive public health programs and promoting healthy living.

Support the public health workforce and strengthen its authority for better health outcomes in all of our communities, now and in the future. http://nphw.org/Themes-and-Facts/2022-workforce. ALT Text: Public Health…

nphw.org For science. The strain of the COVID-19 pandemic and its politicization weakened public health, which was already facing a worker deficit. Public health workers have reported symptoms of mental distress due to burnout, exhaustion and job-related harassment. The pandemic has further highlighted the n...

Join us in celebrating National Minority Health Month (NMHM) this April. NMHM builds awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups, and encourages action via health education, early detection, and control of disease complications.

This year’s theme is Give Your Community a Boost! The COVID-19 pandemic has also disproportionately affected communities of color. Thus, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, along with other government agencies, hopes to empower people to give their community a boost in the name of ending the pandemic. Read more at https://bit.ly/3uRD8ar

A big thank you to all of the health care workers in our community who have aided in furthering this mission!

What are your plans for recognizing World Health Day?
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day

World Health Days World Health Days, 7 April, provide an opportunity to focus world attention on a health problem or issue that deserves special attention.

We are honored to welcome the director of the National Institute of Nursing Research, Dr. Shannon Zenk, to deliver the keynote address "Nursing Research: Meeting Challenges with Innovation, Inclusion & Impact" during our Annual Research Symposium 3/22 @ 4.45pm bit.ly/3BqTvO8
Dr. Zenk’s fascinating research has focused on social inequities and health with a goal of identifying effective, multilevel approaches to improve and eliminate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities. Her research portfolio has included National Institutes of Health-supported work into urban food environments and food deserts, community health solutions and veterans’ health.
In the context of our expanding research enterprise, we are delighted and honored to have Dr. Zenk address our community. All are welcome to register and attend her lecture but also the full symposium (4-7 pm with virtual and in-person options) Learn more and register for this free event. bit.ly/3BqTvO8

he Center for Global and Public Health is sorry to learn about the loss of Dr. Paul Farmer. Dr. Farmer's work changed the lives of marginalized people around the world and influenced global health practices. We are a better global health community as the result of Dr. Farmer's humanistic vision and leadership for justice in global health. https://www.pih.org/article/remembering-dr-paul-farmer

Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer Dr. Paul Farmer, PIH's chief strategist and co-founder, passed away in Rwanda on Monday. Three decades ago, he helped found Partners In Health, which currently works in 12 countries around the world providing health care in impoverished communities and educating the next generation of global health....

February is American Heart and Go Red for Women month.
Knowing your risks for heart disease and stroke is the first step in managing heart disease and living a healthy life.
Adapting healthy habits such as no smoking, lower fat diet options and including exercise in your routine lead to less risk.

The Naratil Family Health and Human Values Lecture Series welcomes Bridgette Brawner, PhD, MDiv, APRN, the Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professor in Nursing for Vulnerable Populations as she delivers the lecture "Grass Roots Efforts to Promote Community Health" Feb. 17 at 5:30 pm in Driscoll Hall Auditorium. Dr. Brawner will share insights from her more than 15 years of community-engaged health equity research, highlight the importance of grassroots efforts to transform community health and include powerful examples from topics including HIV, heart disease and gun violence prevention. A virtual option is available for those unable to attend in person. Register bit.ly/3AJnfoU

On behalf of Dr. Catherine Curley and The Center for Global & Public Health, we are pleased to announce January’s Public Health on the Go webinar:

When: Wednesday, January 19th, 2-3 pm EST
Topic: Public Health and Su***de Prevention: International Perspectives

Register in advance for this webinar: https://villanova.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rWF0HIRqRViXDsW6dgflWw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We will be posting the recording to our website in case you missed it live.

The program will offer 1 contact hour of ANCC continuing professional development credit for Nurses (only if watched during the live hour).

Webinar Speaker

Guy M. Weissinger II, PhD, MPhil, RN
Dr. Weissinger is a nurse researcher on the intersection of mental health and the healthcare system. His current research focuses on su***de prevention and other mental health concerns of adolescents. Originally a therapist before training as a nurse scientist, he uses rigorous qualitative and quantitative methods to answer complex questions to improve care and systems for people with mental health problems and their families. He works on public health programs working to improve youth-serving systems’ su***de prevention practices and implement mental health screening and response. In addition, he conducts research focused on the role of parents and other caregivers during a youth su***de crisis to improve youth and family outcomes. He has clinical experience in HIV care, emergency medicine, outpatient mental health, and public health nursing. Dr. Weissinger's clinical, teaching, and research practice are all informed by a health equity lens and focus on eliminating health disparities.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! Villanova Nursing is accepting abstract submissions for the 2022 Annual Research Symposium "Inclusivity and Excellence in Health Care Research" to be held at Villanova University 3/22 (on-campus AND online). Submissions are due by 11:59 pm ET Tues, 1/11/22. bit.ly/3F23muy.

Abstracts should be related to research studies, evidence-based projects, integrative reviews or concept analyses that focus on clinical excellence, nursing education or health care leadership. Projects should highlight inclusivity and excellence in nursing research.
Questions? Please contact [email protected].

Today is the Great American Smoke Out. Did you know that…

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November is National Diabetes Month
Fast Facts on Diabetes

Total: 34.2 million people have diabetes (10.5% of the US population)
Diagnosed: 26.9 million people, including 26.8 million adults
Undiagnosed: 7.3 million people (21.4% are undiagnosed)
Prediabetes
Total: 88 million people aged 18 years or older have prediabetes (34.5% of the adult US population) CDC, 2020

Know your risk:
Take the risk factor test on https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-risk

Diabetes Risk - What Causes Diabetes Are you at risk for diabetes? Did you know that type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented? Learn how and find your risk.