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.

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.