Tonya Elkins
-
School of Nursing receives HRSA grant to train community health workers
Vanderbilt School of Nursing has received a $3 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to create a training program, standardized set of competencies and certification for community health workers in Tennessee. The new initiative is in partnership with the Tennessee Community Health Worker Association and Rural Health Association of Tennessee. The Community Health Worker Training Program of Tennessee, which kicks off with informational sessions in early 2023, will train up to 90 people per year to help their communities. Read MoreJan. 17, 2023
-
VUSN Program Provides Health for New Moms in Rural Areas
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Vanderbilt School of Nursing has received a $3 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to create a training program, standardized set of competencies and certification for community health workers in Tennessee. The… Read MoreDec. 1, 2014
-
MIHOW program to add new sites
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Vanderbilt School of Nursing has received a $3 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to create a training program, standardized set of competencies and certification for community health workers in Tennessee. The… Read MoreJan. 23, 2009
-
MIHOW: Outreach Program Offers Kitchen Table Advice to New Moms
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Vanderbilt School of Nursing has received a $3 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to create a training program, standardized set of competencies and certification for community health workers in Tennessee. The… Read MoreFeb. 28, 2008