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Quality of Care at UConn Health
UConn Health's New Chief Quality Officer, Dr. Melissa Henretta and Michelle DeLayo DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, who has a long history in the Quality Department, talk about the importance of quality and how we work toward this important goal.
Plant power: Using diet to lower cancer risk
Research has shown that eating a plant-based diet may provide a healthier alternative to the Standard American Diet, which is typically high-calorie loaded with red meat, high-fat dairy products, heavily processed foods, fast foods, refined carbohydrates, added sugars, and salt. The American Institute for Cancer Research promotes a plant-based diet.
UConn Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe
$11.5 million in state support awarded to University of Connecticut to deploy effective and inexpensive build-it-yourself air filter technology to every public school classroom across the state.
Art Committee, Assemble!
UConn Health’s art curator enlists volunteers to help raise awareness of collection and restart employee art shows
Pinnacle of Performance: Caring for Concussions
Concussions are common, especially in athletes. It’s estimated that one in 10 athletes will experience a concussion during a sports season. With repeated concussions potentially causing long-term, life-altering effects, the process used to identify and treat them has received increased urgency and attention. In this episode of Pinnacle of Performance, we look at the rule […]
Competing for Student Well-Being
Medical, dental, graduate students organize and participate in first Husky Bowl
UConn Health Community Programs Helping Under Insured and Uninsured with Breast Cancer Screenings
UConn Health community health worker helped Vanessa Neira who was concerned about breast cancer obtain a free mammogram and breast cancer services.
Prestigious Honor for UConn Health’s Art Curator
Andre Rochester accepts Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award
Cornerstone of the Curriculum – UConn Medical School’s CLIC Program
During their first three years of medical school, UConn students are given the unique opportunity of working side by side with physician preceptors throughout the state as part of the Clinical Longitudinal Immersion in the Community (CLIC) program. This program has become a cornerstone of the curriculum – allowing students to develop and hone the […]
Spotlight on Services: UConn Health’s Respiratory Therapists
For Respiratory Care Week, medical student offers first-hand account of working with lead RT