Community

Caregiver Program Leads City’s Dementia Friendly Designation
July 14, 2020
The School of Nursing’s Caring for the Caregiver Program led an effort to help San Antonio receive the designation of a Dementia Friendly City.

Wellness 360: School Expands Patient Practice
July 14, 2020
The School of Nursing is responding to the changing health care needs of the community by reinventing its clinical practice. Now called Wellness 360, the name accurately represents the comprehensive health care practice.

School of Nursing Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
July 14, 2020
When a global pandemic changed the world and threatened everyone’s health, School of Nursing faculty, staff and students reacted immediately. Learn how the school battled COVID-19 on all fronts.

Nurse Leader Exemplifies Innovation
July 14, 2020
2019 Visionary Leader Tommye Austin, Ph.D., M.B.A., RN, NEA-BC, of the University Health System designed a filtered mask for health care employees in preparation of a deluge of COVID-19 patients.

Casa Mia Provides Hope to Mothers, Their Babies
June 29, 2020
The School of Nursing is helping mothers in recovery from opioid use disorders by allowing them to keep their children. Casa Mia follows a social recovery-housing model.

Professor Earns Award for Promoting Community Health
June 26, 2020
Adelita G. Cantu, Ph.D., RN, was awarded the Charlotte Brody Award from Health Care Without Harm for her work strengthening community health services.