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impact report 2021

It is my privilege to greet you with our 6th annual report! 2021 was a busy year and brought significant changes to the clinic.  The most visible change was our end to using the colorful Wellness on Wheels RV after being invited by Dorcas Ministries to share space inside Suite 191. We are now enjoying a larger area to see visitors and can collaborate more readily with Ministries staff. 

 

Another change on a personal level was my decision to retire from my faculty position in the School of Nursing. In doing so, I now share the leadership of the clinic with Dr. Jean Davison, one of our family nurse practitioners, as a volunteer co-director. Together we navigated the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic making sure our services were provided in a safe environment and advocating for the health of our community by offering vaccines and guidance on testing.

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Throughout the year, we upheld our mission to promote the health and well-being of the community by providing health screenings, education, and resources. I am grateful that we continue to have the support of many community partners to offer these services and our base of dedicated volunteers is strong.

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Thanks you for your continued support!

Marianne Cockroft, Phd, rn

Co-Director

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Intro

A message from Jean

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After working with Dr. Marianne Cockroft at the School of Nursing and on Service-Learning Hurricane Recovery Health Outreaches in North Carolina, I was very excited to join the UNC SON Mobile Health Clinic in August 2020 as a lead FNP provider and stepped forward to become the Co-Director in July 2021, when Marianne retired. We both share a passion for providing high quality, compassionate care to all and leading/mentoring RNs and Advanced Practice RNs.  It is an honor to work with and learn from Dr. Cockroft, the founder of the SON Mobile Health Clinic.


As president of Compassion Med International, I understand the needs globally and locally of providing leadership in healthcare to improve health equity for our community and mentor the next generation of nurses. Throughout the COVID Pandemic, our clinic remained open and was able to provide wholistic care, at a time when many clients were feeling hopelessness. 

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Because of the support from so many, we are now stronger and ready for expanding our services.  We thank you for supporting us, so we can support clients in their walk to wellness!

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Thanks you for your believing in and supporting our mission!

Jean Davison, DNP, FNP

Co-Director

Mission

Helping participants
Live life to the fullest


By combining health education, screenings, and connection to resources, we ensure that our participants have the tools needed to live healthier lives. 

Educate

When patients come to the clinic, we provide personalized health education about the chronic health conditions that are affecting their quality of life and producing unwanted and unnecessary stress.

Our Approach

assess

Participants may undergo health assessments/screenings including glucose, A1c, diabetes, cholesterol, and blood pressure checks.

 

connect

Before they leave the clinic, our patients are connected to area resources that assist with a variety of needs, including  food, social services and health care.

Approach
We Did It
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MEET 

EMERICA

Emerica stopped by the clinic for health information, was connected to resources and was placed on a path to a healthier lifestyle. She returned to tell us how grateful she was for the care that she received. 

2021
accomplishments

Transitions

The year 2021 was marked by a full year of Covid-19 responses. We transitioned from primarily telehealth or open-air encounters to a return to in-person visits in enclosed spaces. We focused more heavily on educating the public on the importance of vaccines to accompany the 3 Ws of washing hands, wearing a mask, and watching distance of six  feet apart in preventing illness from the virus. We shared our available resources by supplying our clients and community partners with masks and hand sanitizer as well as information on testing and vaccine sites. 

Looking Up Cohorts II & III

The Looking Up program, a chronic disease self-management education program enrolled nine participants in the spring and 16 participants in the fall cohort. We continued to collaborate with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension service who provided the tools and education focusing on nutrition and physical activity while nursing students conducted the sessions specifically related to diabetes and hypertension. Many clients reached goals related to losing weight, improving cholesterol, and lowering blood pressure.

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Awards

Jean Davison was awarded $12,000 from Compassion Med International and $700 from the UNC School of Nursing Alumni Association for SON Mobile Health Clinic’s funding.

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Rachel McInerney was awarded $10,000 from the North Carolina Area Health Education Center to continue the work of the mobile clinic by expanding services to clients at the White Oak Foundation.

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Marianne Cockroft was awarded $4,000 from Bill and Audrey Booth, who offered funding for the UNC School of Nursing faculty to support service initiatives that improve the health and welfare of patients in need in North Carolina.

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

In an effort to assist government efforts to distribute the COVID vaccine to as many individuals as possible and as quickly as possible, we partnered with the UNC Physician's Network to make the vaccine available to our program participants and their families. The effort was a success as we were able to vaccinate more than 100 individuals within a four-hour period. In addition to the vaccine distribution, we disseminated information, answered questions, and provided support in what was a time of uncertainty and skepticism for many.

Partners

Partner highlight

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rEAL
aPPEAL

We began our partnership with Real Appeal, a personalized weight loss program  completely free to eligible members as part of their covered health insurance plan. The organization provided Real Appeal kits to the Looking Up Program. The kits were used as program rewards to participants who excelled in weight loss, physical activity, medication adherence and record keeping.

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Impact

358 

individuals stopped by the mobile health clinic searching for health information, education, screenings, or solutions to chronic illnesses.

184

people, comprising parents, children, and students received from our Wake County Partner hygienist education related to oral health.

142

Johnson & Johnson's Jensen COVID-19 vaccines were administered in partnership with the UNC Physician's Network.

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adult retina screenings were conducted by Prevent Blindness North Carolina to diagnose eye disease including cancer, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.

Students

120+ NURSING students 
have served at the clinic to date!

 

I was able to learn a lot about the needs of the community and the program/services held at the mobile clinic. I also was able to develop skills related to drawing up vaccines, taking vital signs, and using a glucometer for the first time. Patient education was also a skill that I was able to practice, especially when it came to following the pathways for elevated blood pressure, glucose, etc.

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Student Work

A total of 75 students contributed to the work of the mobile clinic in 2021 (26 assigned undergrads, one assigned grad, 48 volunteers). Graduate level projects were started by three students in the nurse practitioner program. Their topics were related to strategies to promote healthy living, understanding Covid vaccine confidence or barriers to immunization, and the development of a clinical pathway for cholesterol screening.

 

These year-long projects will be completed in 2022. One undergraduate honor’s project was developed related to the impact of Covid on stress management strategies used among clients. Through these projects, clients will be able to learn skills to improve their health and clinic nurses will better understand barriers to care.  In addition, new tools will allow the nurses to assess risks for cardiac disease resulting in more comprehensive client education aimed at disease prevention.

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Patiens

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CHRONIC CONDITIONS

EDUCATION

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ETHNICITY

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SEX

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AGE

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MEDICATIONS

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INSURANCE STATUS

INSURANCE TYPE

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EMPLOYMENT STATUS

financial HEALTH

Financials

OUR SPONSORS, GRANTORS AND DONORS
The following organizations supported the Mobile Health Clinic with generous grants, gifts in-kind donations and other contributions in 2021

$10,000 - $14,999

FIGS of Wake County,

NC  Area Health Education Centers

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$5,000 - $9,999

Compassion Med International

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$1,000 - $4,999

Bill and Mary Lou Booth

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$500 -  $999

Jean Hix McDonald

Church of the Holy Family

UNC School of Nursing Alumni Association

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$100 - $499

Dr. Leslie Sharpe

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$1- $99

Heather Fund Lachiewicz

Christae Anyta Smith

 Emily Hubbard

IN-KIND:

American Diabetes Association

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dorcas Ministries

Rally Health

SpectraCorp

Wake County Health Department

Paul Chelminski, MD

Madhavi Reddy, MD​

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Faculty | students | volunteers

UNC SON Clinical Leadership Team

Marianne Cockroft, PhD, RN | Associate Professor Emerita

Jean Davison, DNP, RN, FNP | Associate Professor

Johanne Laboy, PhD, MBA | Adjunct Assistant Professor

Leigh Mullen, MSN, FNP | Clinical Instructor

Leslie Sharpe, DNP, FNP-BC | Assistant Professor

Rachel McInerney, DNP, FNP, Assistant Professor

Nilda Peragallo Montano, DrPH, RN, FAAN | Dean

 

Clinical Volunteer Faculty

Jean Hanson, MSN, RN | Adjunct Faculty

Sara Hubbell, DNP, FNP, RN | Adjunct Faculty

Shielda Rodgers, PhD, RN | Associate Professor

Joan Shiley, MSN, RN | Adjunct Faculty

Maria Orsini, EdD, RN

Sandra Hoffman, EdD, RN

Carol Baker, PhD, RN

Sally Williford, MSN RN

 

Faculty Consultants

Victoria-Soltis Jarrett, PhD, PMHNP | Professor

 

Clinical Volunteers

Mary Susan Moss, RN

Melody Alexander, RN

Pierce Do, RN

Karen Shin, RN

 

UNC Community Partners

Thava Mahadevan, MS | Director of CECMH

 

Semester-Assigned Nursing Students

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Spring 2021

John Belcher

Lauren Beyer

Calli Brown

Dania Fadhli

Aubrie Gore

Stephanie Hall

Travis Jones

Geobana Lobos

Lucy Lockamy

Madison Spencer

 

Fall 2021

Shilpa Bhattarai

Dillon Bryant

Shannon Cusick

Crystal Honeycutt

Sarah Impellizeri

Hannah Knight

Lauren Larison

Lizbeth Melgar-Alberto

Tyreke Michael

Jill Nawrocki

Eliana Newkirk

Braxton Nowell

Jenna Smith

Davis Raynor

Gabriela Vinar

Ashley Zucker

Volunteer Nursing Students

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Spring 2021

Hallie Barksdal

Erin Bartlett

Jasmin Carey

Fiona Docherty

Ariana Gales

Natalia Ghan

Anne Gostling

Rollins Johnson

Brooke Kovach

Megan Kuykendall

Shirley Lu

Kristen MacClennan

Betty Martinez

Ramuel Jack Miro

Mallory Royster

Alexandria Soros

Maria Thompson

Katie Tomasi

Jennifer Warnasch

Lea Yorke

 

Summer 2021

Fiona Docherty

Ariana Gales

Natalia Ghan

Travis Jones

Megan Kuykendall

Kristen MacClennan

Betty Martinez

Ramuel Jack Miro

Jeanette Ward

Chloe Winebarger

 

Fall 2021

Nancy Bonilla

Leah Bullock

Maria Dixon

Kimberly Grimestad

Jacquelyn Hedric

Annabel Hinkle

Anne Klar

Brooke Kovach

Megan Kuykendall

Victoria Lewis

Sarah Loving

Tarena Scott

Dana Suleima

Desiree Thomas

Maria Thompson

 Katherine Walsh

Jeanette Ward

 

Community at Large Volunteers

Bob Wilke

Roger Thompson

Milixys Martinez-Marrugo

Advisory Board

Beth Bordeux, Partners for Impact

Inés Freile, Taylor Family YMCA

Kathleen Herndon-Lee, White Oak Foundation

Mercedes Ortiz, Wake County Human Services

Shannon Hood Smith, UNC Development

Jill Straight, Dorcas Ministries

 

Partner Organizations

Advance Community Health

Catholic Diocese of Raleigh

Dorcas Ministries

EFNEP/NC Cooperative Extension

FIGS of Wake County

Hayes Barton Pharmacy

Hispanic Family Center

National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics

Prevent Blindness North Carolina

Rural Forward NC |

NC Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network

UNC Physicians Health Network

Wake County Human Services

Western Wake Crisis Ministries

White Oak Foundation

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Thanks
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UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Carrington Hall | Campus Box 7460

120 N. Medical Drive

Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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Connect with us

mobilehealthclinic.web.unc.edu

facebook.com/UNCSONMobileHealth

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