2008
Former
NHSC Scholar Wins Prestigious Award
District of Columbia
Great things
are happening with a former National Health Service Corps Scholar:
Diana R. Caplan Jolles, CNM, MS, a certified nurse-midwife who
served as one of our National Health Service Corps scholars received
the 2008 Kitty Ernst Award. This award is one of the most prestigious
honors awarded by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM);
Ms. Jolles received this Award at the ACNM 53rd Annual Meeting
& Exhibit, in Boston, Massachusetts on May 24, 2008.
After graduating
from the University of Colorado Nurse-Midwifery Program, Ms. Jolles
served as a National Health Service Corps scholar from 2000-2005.
She developed strategic outreach initiatives and promoted service
excellence documenting the work of Holy Family Services in Weslaco,
TX. She went on to lead a team to establish an integrated midwifery
service specializing in the specific needs of marginalized women
in Denver. She has continued her path of caring for underserved
women and is currently the General Director of the Developing
Families Center in Washington, D.C., where she is working to address
disparate outcomes in infant and maternal health in our nation's
capitol.
Great things
are happening with the National Health Service Corps!
Congratulations
and great work Diana Jolles!
The communities we serve are as widespread and varied as the
landscape of our Nation. Our clinicians work in mountain villages,
bustling cities, desert townships, and along waterfronts. Each
community is unique, and each has its own story to tell. Here
are just a few.
Alabama–Overcoming Generations of
Unhealthy Lifestyles in Alabama
Alaska–Rebuilding Community and Improving
Mental Health in the Aleutian Islands
Alaska–Nursing Student Braves Alaskan
Storms to Bring Patients to Safety
Arizona–NHSC Scholar Combines Native
Traditions and Modern Medicine
California–Western
Sierra Medical Clinic Wins National Health Service Corps Award
of Excellence
California–University
of Southern California Dental Clinic at Union Rescue Mission Wins
2005 NHSC Award of Excellence
Colorado–Interdisciplinary Approach
is Necessity in Remote Region of Colorado
Connecticut–Nurse Practitioner Brings
Leadership to Community Health Care
Guam–NHSC Clinician Sows Health Among
Guam's Poorest of Poor
Idaho–Nurse Practitioner Brings Health
Care Home in Idaho
Illinois–A Defining Moment Serves
One Deaf Community
Illinois–Domestic Violence Prevention
is Key Goal in Illinois Family Clinic
Illinois–A Sense of Kinship Draws
Nurse Practitioner Toward Children in Need
Illinois–NHSC Physician Brings Feeling
of Kinship in Mission to Help Underserved
Iowa/Illinois–Certified Nurse-Midwives
Attentive to Mothers
Iowa–Psychiatrist Helped Iowa Underserved
Celebrate Hope and Self-Reliance
Iowa–Late-Blooming Physician Starts
New Career Helping Iowa’s Underserved
Iowa–Nurse Practitioner Uses Patience
to Help Mentally Ill
Kansas–Physician Assistant Relishes
Primary Care Practice in Western Kansas
Kansas–Child Psychologist Helps Kids
and Parents Cope in Kansas
Kentucky–The Underserved Meets Vision
of Committed Clinician
Louisiana–Family Doctor Takes Action
through HIV Education among Youth in Louisiana
Maine–NHSC Scholar Helps Patients Manage
Diabetes
Massachusetts–Great
Brook Valley Health Center Wins National Health Service Corps
Award of Excellence
Michigan–Improving the Oral Health
of the Nation one Hug at a Time
Michigan–Hooked on Oral Health for
Michigan’s Underserved
Minnesota–NHSC Clinicians Wrap Rural
Community in Good Mental Health
Minnesota–A Nurse-Midwife's Labor
of Love: A Letter From Rural Minnesota
Mississippi–Melody of hope in the birthplace
of the Delta Blues
Missouri–Door-to-Door Smile Delivery
for Children and Seniors
Missouri–Planting Quality Health Along
With Dreams in Inner City St. Louis
Montana–New Director Empowers Montana's
NHSC SEARCH Program
New Jersey–Jersey Scholar Learns Country
Medicine in Pine Tree State
New Mexico–Pioneering NHSC Dentist
Builds Access to Oral Health for Underserved in New Mexico
New York–NHSC Dentists Improve Oral
Health in New York Community
North Carolina–NHSC Experience Gives
Rise to a Small Miracle
Ohio–NHSC Dentist Helps Cincinnati's
Homeless Learn to Smile
Ohio–The NHSC and an Alumnus Honored
by President
Oklahoma–Peace of Mind is Brought to
Inmates
Oregon–Columbia
River Community Health Services Wins National Health Service Corps
Award of Excellence
Pennsylvania–Quiet Charm of Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania, Entices City Doctor to Set Down Roots
Pennsylvania–NHSC Allows Pediatrician
to Practice the Kind of Medicine He Prefers
Pennsylvania–Long and Winding Road
Leads to Dental Practice in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania–Dentist Feels At Home
in a Small Town Environment
Pennsylvania–NHSC and Dynamic CEO
Team Up for Better Health Care for Pennsylvania's Underserved
Pennsylvania–NHSC Brings Family Doctor
Home Again
Pennsylvania–NHSC Scholar Flourishes
in Unfamiliar Territory
Republic of Palau–Ready Responder Finds
Fulfillment in an Emerging Island Nation
Texas–Needy Texas Mothers Can Depend
on NHSC Midwife for Good Health
Texas–NHSC Makes a Difference, Deep
in the Heart of Texas
Utah–NHSC Clinician Makes Ordinary
Health Care Extraordinary
Washington, D.C.–Community Spirit Alive
and Well in D.C.
Washington State–Complexity and Compassion
Inspire Medical Director in Washington State
Washington State–"Doc Julie" Helps
Build Health Care Services in Rural Washington State
Washington State–Empowerment Through
One's Own Culture
Washington State–Finding a Balance
between Work and Life
Wisconsin–Finding the Perfect Career
through the NHSC
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