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November 8, 2002|Volume 31, Number 10



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Pictured at the School of Nursing's faculty practice program at Griffin Hospital are (front, from left) Maggie Solsbury, administrative assistant; Leslie Robinson, certified nurse midwife (CNM); Gail Phillips, CNM, service director; (back, from left) Beth Timpe, CNM; and Gina Magnotti, medical assistant.



YSN faculty practice program cited for excellence by
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A faculty practice program of the Yale ,School of Nursing (YSN) was recently honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Yale Women's Health and Midwifery and the Valley Women's Health Access Program, partners at Griffin Health Services Corporation, were recognized for providing integrated health and social services to women in the Derby community.

As a National Community Center of Excellence in Women's Health (CCOE), the partnership venture will receive $150,000 over the next five years to support a program that addresses cultural and socioeconomic challenges to quality health care for under-served women. Yale Women's Health and Midwifery and Valley Women's Health Access Program are among 12 centers nationwide to receive this distinction.

Under the program, Yale Women's Health and Midwifery and Valley Women's Health Access Program will promote comprehensive women's health services and programming for women in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, while contributing to the state of the art in women's health regionally and nationally. The project will target under-served women in particular and will focus on better integration and expansion of women's programming in the Valley. The program will be located at Griffin Hospital.

"This program helps to ensure culturally appropriate care for the nation's most under-served citizens through integrated community-based care," said HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson.

The CCOE program provides recognition and resources to community-based programs that unite promising approaches in women's health across six areas: health services delivery, particularly preventive services; training for health care professionals and other staff; community-based research; public education and outreach; leadership development for women; and technical assistance to other communities that want to replicate the program.

Yale Women's Health and Midwifery is a practice site of YSN's Faculty Practice Group. It provides full-scope primary health care services to women of all ages, including gynecology and women's health, family planning and obstetrics services.

The practice is unique in that the care providers include experienced certified nurse-midwives and a family nurse practitioner. These nursing professionals are nationally certified, licensed to practice and prescribe by the state of Connecticut, and are credentialed by Griffin Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital.

"Patients value the personalized approach that certified nurse midwives and nurse practitioners provide," says Lynette Ament, associate professor and director of the nurse-midwifery specialty at the School of Nursing. "We are extremely honored to have received this recognition. With the support of HHS, we will continue to offer all women of Lower Naugatuck Valley increased access to a wide range of high-quality health care services."


T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Yale gets archives of noted architect Eero Saarinen

Grant supports undergraduate, outreach science programs

Book of short stories by law student nominated for National Book Award

Lights! Camera! Action! Yale serves as locale for major motion picture

Yale partners to create a statewide bioterrorism plan

Junior faculty members awarded research fellowships

Actor and activist is honored as a Chubb Fellow

Noted architecture critic to give Poynter Lecture

Yale study shows that a commonly used heart medication . . .

American Physical Society honors Pierre Hohenberg

SCHOOL OF NURSING NEWS

'Taste and Beauty' showcases art collector's sculptures

Proceeds from students' auction will help fight hunger . . .

Yale will host annual intercollegiate mock trial competition

Alexander Garvin to speak about the future of the World Trade Center site

Workshop will offer information on funding to small-business owners

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