Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards nursing department $25,000 to fund three public wellness centers during summer months
March 10th, 2010
Messiah College operates public wellness centers at three elderly housing locations throughout the school year – Hoy Towers in Steelton, Silver Spring Gardens and Courtyard in Mechanicsburg, and Green Meadow Apartments in Dillsburg. The centers are staffed by nursing faculty and students during their community health clinical rotation. Offered services include blood pressure screenings, weight and blood sugar checks, and pulse and respirations assessments.
To date, these centers have been only sporadically staffed during the summer months due to limited faculty and student resources. The $25,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant makes it possible to staff each center in the summer and, therefore, maintain important health-promotion relationships with the residents. We are deeply grateful to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for partnering with Messiah College in support of these vital resources for our community.
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