• Addressing the needs of direct care staff when affected by natural disasters globally 

      Hood, Lynn M.; Etienne, Marie O.; Messmer, Patricia R.; Mirville, Nahomie; Lozama, Marjorie; Blot, Guerna; Dubuisson, Amina (2016-07-13)
      Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Background: A competent workforce committed to providing patient-centered care is vital since retention and turnover rates of direct care staff in skilled nursing facilities are ...
    • The Immersion Project: RN-BSN students as change makers caring for migrant workers and their children 

      Messmer, Patricia R.; Etienne, Marie O.; Henri, Nancy; Mirville, Nahomie
      This academic service-learning experience provided health screenings and health education to a rural migrant workers and children medically underserved community. RN-BSN students enhanced their cultural competence in ...
    • Moving "Ninos Obesos" Project: Reducing obesity in Hispanic and non-Hispanic children 

      Messmer, Patricia R.; Santos, Giannina; Nitti, Yolanda; Hernandez-Pupo, Nora; Alvarez, Yamina; Muniz, Kathleen; Valdes, Guillermo; Orta, Roxana; Etienne, Marie O.; Rodriguez, Maria Cary; Rodriguez, Elisa; Graziotti, Ann (2016-07-13)
      Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Introduction: Globally childhood obesity is increasing (Bauer, 2015; Brown, Kuk & Lee, 2015; Falkner, 2015).Treating obesity-related illness in Florida (25%) costs $6,675,940. ...
    • Muevete NAHN Miami Chapter Project: Reducing obesity in Hispanic children 

      Messmer, Patricia R.; Alvarez, Yamina; Nitti, Yolanda; Orta, Roxana; Valdes, Guillermo; Graziotti, Ann; Etienne, Marie O.; Santos, Giannina; Hernandez-Pupo, Nora; Rodriguez, Elisa; Rodriguez, Maria Cary (2016-03-17)
      Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Introduction: Childhood obesity is widely recognized as a major public health problem of global significance (Onis, 2014). Treating obesity-related illness (25% of Florida ...
    • Ninos obesos: "Moving On" Project reduced obesity in Hispanic and non-Hispanic children 

      Messmer, Patricia R.; Nitti, Yolanda; Hernandez-Pupo, Nora; Santos, Giannina; Alvarez, Yamina; Muniz, Kathleen; Valdes, Guillermo; Etienne, Marie O. (2017-09-26)
      ASN/RN-BSN collegiate students conducted "Lets Move" at summer camps while BSN university students conducted "Let's Move" in elementary schools. This project helped to prevent childhood obesity.
    • Outcomes of an immersion experience in the Dominican Republic 

      Etienne, Marie O.; Messmer, Patricia R.; Blot, Guerna; Manos, Patrick; Williams, Marjorie; Henri, Nancy (2016-03-17)
      Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Introduction: The Haitian American Nurses Association (HANA) joined forces with the Haitian Professional Coalition (HAPC) and the Bejamin Leon School of Nursing Miami Dade College ...
    • RN-BSN students participating in immersion project become change agents for migrant workers and their children 

      Etienne, Marie O.; Henry, Nancy; Messmer, Patricia R.
      The purpose of the immersion was to serve/educate migrant workers/families in dire need of health care. Students participated in this immersion experience by caring for adults and children in a rural under-served population ...

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