News from School of Nursing & Health Studies
Category: Community Partnerships
BSN Alum founds EastWest Food Rescue
George Ahearn, BSN '00, founded EastWest Food Rescue, bringing food that would have gone to waste in Eastern Washington to distribute to local food banks. In cooperation with community partners, EastWest Food Rescue has saved over 6,800,000 pounds of food and served more than 1,500,00 meals.
September 14, 2020
BSN Students Study COVID Impact on K-12 Schools
Robin Fleming, SNHS Lecturer, led students in their Population-Based Health in Community Practice course to work with the Northshore School District on researching the impact of COVID on re-opening K-12 schools.
August 31, 2020
SNHS Students Work in Our Communities
Maureen West, SNHS Lecturer, partners with local agencies bringing students and communities together.
August 24, 2020
Join us for student presentations
Please join us for three zoom presentations on Death & Dying on Tuesday, 8/4, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Attend via zoom at https://washington.zoom.us/j/99882757278
July 23, 2020
Students on the front lines
Eight SNHS students report in from the front lines of COVID-19 community support efforts.
June 23, 2020
Gill represents WSNA in press conference
Justin Gill participated in Governor Inslee's National Nurses Day Conversation with Washington Nurses.
May 7, 2020
Associate Professor Early combats medical supply shortages
Jody Early joins colleagues in an effort to provide personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.
April 13, 2020
Justin Gill Receives the 2020 AANP Washington State Advocate Award
Congratulations to Part-Time Lecturer Justin Gill! Gill was awarded the 2020 AANP Washington State Advocate Award after being nominated for his work on a legislative advocacy strategy for ARNP (advanced registered nurse practitioner) reimbursement parity with ARNPs United of Washington State!
April 7, 2020
Dr. Niitsu Presents in Tokyo
Assistant Professor Niitsu led a seminar at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Dr. Niitsu described his experiences as a university faculty member in the US and his research.
April 7, 2020
Drs. Jody Early and Victoria Breckwich Vasquez featured on Crosscut
We are proud to announce that Drs. Jody Early and Victoria Breckwich Vasquez were featured on Crosscut for their hard work in creating "Basta!" which is an anti-sexual harassment training toolkit within the agriculture industry. After six years of dedication, research, community engagement and more, their toolkit has been released.
April 6, 2020