Browsing by Author "Simpson, Vicki L."
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Community-coalition based wellness efforts: Evaluation of policy, systems, and environmental changes through an academic-community partnership
Simpson, Vicki L. (2018-06-18)Formalized wellness efforts by community-based coalitions can provide support for policy, systems and environmental changes which support healthy lifestyles across a variety of community settings. The impact goes beyond ... -
Enhancing cultural competence and global awareness for baccalaureate nursing students: An interdisciplinary service learning approach to safe water in a developing country
Simpson, Vicki L.; Richards, Elizabeth A. (2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Introduction: In recent years there have been multiple calls to action for nursing students to gain a global health perspective in an effort to increase cultural competence ... -
Nurses crossing disciplines and borders: A participatory research approach to global water challenges
Simpson, Vicki L. (2017-07-19)Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to: 1) describe an ongoing project to provide access to safe water and improved sanitation and hygiene for rural, underserved areas of the Dominican Republic, and 2) delineate ... -
Quality improvement in an academic organization: A lean approach
Walters, Becky S.; Aaltonen, Pamela M.; Kirby, Kristen F.; Foli, Karen J.; Simpson, Vicki L. (2015-01-15)Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014: Lean is a type of quality improvement philosophy/methodology developed originally by the Toyota Production System as a means of improving the automotive assembly process. ... -
Strengthening the evidence for community-based wellness: An academic-practice approach to support evaluation and dissemination
Simpson, Vicki L. (2017-07-19)Purpose: Chronic diseases remain a public health challenge, with 49.8% of the US population diagnosed with at least one chronic condition in 2012 and 11.7% diagnosed with three or more chronic conditions (Ward, Schiller, ...