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Head Start program
Our Master-level nursing students perform physical exams for Head Start students who have not been able to access a primary care provider. The students do a comprehensive exam, identify health risks and problems, treat acute problems such as ear infections, and refer children for follow-up if needed. The Master nursing students usually provide 40 to 50 physical exams each time we visit Head Start. To view a photo of student’s Head Start experience, click here. (Students in the photo are Theresa Hutchens and Cynthia Zachary, 2006 FNP graduates)
The Consumer Health Resource Information Service (CHRIS) Program
Ms. Pat Melcher and her undergraduate nursing students provide health care to the Hispanic population. Their community service is a part of the Consumer Health Resource Information Service Program or CHRIS program for short. The CHRIS program strives to reduce or eliminate health disparities among minorities such as Hispanics. The CHRIS Program is a faith-based initiative designed to assist national efforts with addressing minority health disparities in the areas of heart disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, immunization, infant mortality, and diabetes. Its basic function is to increase awareness among church membership about these conditions through the provision of health education, information dissemination, and related services that are provided by nurses trained as parish nurses or lay persons trained as information specialists. The CHRIS Program has been implemented at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish in Lenoir city as part or their existing health ministry that serves their Hispanic membership. For a PowerPoint Presentation of the CHRIS program, click HERE. The CHRIS PowerPoint Presentation is Copyright law Protected. To Obtain permission to use, please contact Ms. Pat Melcher at The University of Tennessee, College Of Nursing, 200 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996 or call 865-974-8775 or send email to pmelcher@utk.edu
Ms. Pat Melcher is the recipient of 2006 Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Chi Community Service Award.
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