Success Stories

The NHSC and an Alumnus Honored by President

In May 2004, at a forum on community health centers at Youngstown State University in Ohio, pediatrician Ron Dwinnells received a rather impressive compliment. As part of a panel of local officials and community health center representatives, he was honored by President George W. Bush for outstanding contributions to Ohio's underserved and uninsured people.

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Overcoming Generations of Unhealthy Lifestyles in Alabama

Celia Lloyd-Turney, M.D., couldn't help noticing the rich and fatty foods filling the tables of her deceased patient's home in Huntsville, Alabama. The patient's children had put together a feast in honor of their mother, who succumbed after decades of suffering from obesity-related diabetes. Unfortunately, Lloyd-Turney also noted, history was repeating itself-nearly all of her patient's children were severely obese and likely to experience the same cycle of illness and premature mortality, as had their mother.

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NHSC People and Places

Two Nursing Professionals Selected As Robert Wood Johnson Fellows
Margaret Flinter and Donna Torrisi have a lot more in common than their shared occupations and their commitment to the underserved. Both are among the 20 professionals nationwide who were selected as Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows. Both are crusaders for making quality health care universally accessible in America. And both call themselves members, in their own right, of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). The prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program is a three-year advanced leadership initiative for nurses in senior executive roles that aspire to lead and shape the future of the U.S. health care system.

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Resource Corner

Cultural Competence Resources Available
The National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) increases the capacity of health care and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems. To do so, NCCC offers technical assistance that includes on-site training, presentations and exhibits, telephone consultations, and cultural competence self-assessments. The NCCC collaborates with the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to increase access to primary health care services for underserved and vulnerable populations, and to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic groups.

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