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ReACH Scholar Bertha "Penny" Flores, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC Selected for the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) PCORI Hispanic Patient-Centered Health Research Mentorship Program

ReACH Scholar Bertha "Penny" Flores, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC was recently selected for the the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) PCORI Hispanic Patient-Centered Health Research Mentorship Program. This unique mentorship and training program provides individualized mentoring by Hispanic senior faculty researchers, networking with PCOR experts and other researchers in Hispanic health equity, skills building for career development, a two day in-person PCOR training with a special session to present your research.  Congratulations Dr. Flores!

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ReACH Scholar Lisa Cleveland, PhD Receives Grants Funding to Expand Training for Opioid Antidote

Submitted by lills on June 12, 2018 - 18:47
Opioid Crisis

ReACH Scholar Dr. Lisa Cleveland, assistant professor at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing has worked extensively with herion addicted mothers in Bexar Country.  She is using her experiences with these mothers to inform Bexar County's Joint Opioid Task Force and was recently awarded two grants from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to train first responders in the use of Narcan, an anti-overdose medication that can be injected or given as a nasal spray.   

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ReACH Scholar Lisa Cleveland PhD leads effort to combat opioid abuse

Submitted by lills on May 1, 2018 - 13:25

ReACH Scholar Lisa Cleveland, PhD, RN, assistant professort of nursing has been awarded two grants totaling more thatn $4 million from the Texas Health & Human Services Commission to educate Bexar County first responders in how to identify and reverse opioid overdoese.

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