National Nurse-Led Care Consortium annually serves about 800 families in Philadelphia through its two evidence-based nurse home visiting programs -- the Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership and Mabel Morris Family Home Visit Program. Through long-term relationships between nurses and families, clients are empowered to make decisions that will support the health and wellbeing of themselves and their children well into the future. Take a moment to watch this video, and explore how relationship-driven healthcare makes an impact on pregnant and parenting families in Philadelphia.

The video, Medical Professionals: At the Intersections of Intimate Partner Violence & Gun Violence, was created to empower healthcare providers to support patients with complex safety needs. This brief video addresses the critical intersection of gun violence and IPV while highlighting actionable steps that healthcare providers can take to ensure their patients' safety and well-being, including:

• Alarming statistics at the intersection of IPV and guns.

• Tips to start conversations with patients about IPV and safety in the home.

• The importance of gun safety measures and resources for at-risk patients.

• Resources to support patient safety.

A working group of Shared Safety created this video, and Women Against Abuse, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, HELP: MLP, National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, and the Office of Domestic Violence Strategies also contributed. NNCC staff members Lizz Tooher and Raya Byers-Gilliam, HELP : MLP paralegal Mac Taylor, and a home visiting client were featured in this video.

It’s the start of a new year, and everyone is looking forward to something. Whether it’s your New Year’s resolution or end of year goals, we are looking ahead! Curious to know what the NNCC staff are looking forward to? Read below:

Solving Legal Issues That Impact Health

Mac is a paralegal with Health, Education and Legal Assistance Project: A Medical-Legal Partnership (HELP: MLP), a partner organization with NNCC. HELP : MLP works to improve the health and wellbeing of pregnant and parenting families in southeastern Pennsylvania by providing integrated civil legal services through public health partnerships that address harmful social and structural determinants of health. Because when patients access more solutions to health problems, they have healthier lives, families, and communities. Learn more here.

Training the Public Health Workforce

Kathyrn is a Public Health Project Coordinator and coordinates the AmeriCorps VISTA program. AmeriCorps VISTA members are typically placed in nonprofit organizations and public agencies. During their year of service, AmeriCorps VISTA members work to strengthen their host site's programs and services. Through this work, the members are able to create long-term change that will allow their host site to continue to serve their communities. Learn more here.

Supporting Families Through Nurse-Home Visiting

Miguel is an Administrative Coordinator for NNCC. The administrative team is known to support everyone with everything, and a lot of their support is for the nursing staff. They support the nurses and broader NNCC staff by onboarding new staff, travel coordination for trainings and conferences, managing expense reimbursements, and hosting events that give a space to relax and have fun.

 Mentoring Nursing Students

Namaijah is a Public Health Project Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Action Coalition (PA-AC). PA-AC works to improve the quality, accessibility, and safety of nursing by building strategic partnerships throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Learn more about the program here.

Using Evidence-Based Practices

Junie is a Public Health Project Intern with the NTTAP team. The team is focused on providing patient-centered, high-quality sustainable services. They provide training and learning collaboratives focused on critical principles of nurse-led care key to practice transformation. Learn more here. 

Working with Our NNCC Colleagues

Jilian is a Public Health Project Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Action Coalition (PA-AC). NNCC has a variety of national and local public health and nursing programs, including PA-AC. Each of these programs has a dedicated team working tirelessly on their issues, whether focused on local families or serving as national models for public health and nursing. Ultimately, each team works towards NNCC’s broader goal to advance nurse-led healthcare through policy, consultation, and programs to reduce health disparities and meet people’s primary care and wellness needs.

NNCC AmeriCorps programs place members at organizations across Philadelphia and Pennsylvania that work to eradicate poverty through direct community engagement and program management.

AmeriCorps VISTA members serve for one year at nonprofit organizations and public agencies, where they support the expansion of community programming.

AmeriCorps Public Health Nursing Fellowship places members at community-based primary care and public health organizations, allowing them to develop the skills and cultural humility that will better prepare them for the public health nursing workforce. Through these programs, NNCC has improved health outcomes for the communities that they serve. Read about some of our current AmeriCorps members below:

Jaelyn Walker

Jaelyn is an AmeriCorps Public Health Nursing Fellow at Drexel's Community Wellness HUB. There, she increases organizational support for the navigation of community resources related to social determinants of health.

Megan Kaliner

Megan currently serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Sanctuary Farm Philadelphia. In this role, she has built health promotion programs and expanded community programming for the North Philadelphia community.

Andy Lee

Andy serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Nationalities Service Center, where he focuses on landlord outreach and engagement to improve housing incomes for recently arrived refugees and immigrants.

Megan Chiu

Megan is an AmeriCorps Public Health Nursing Fellow for the PHMC Health Promotion Council and works to make appropriate referrals to community agencies and organizations for home visiting families.

Christine Randall

Christine serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA member with the Community Engagement area of PHMC, building local partnerships to increase PHMC reach across the West Philadelphia community.

Jillian Van Doren

Jillian serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at PHMC Health Network, where she supports PHMC health centers in expanding initiatives to ensure quality healthcare services to Philadelphia’s underserved communities.

Libby Nesmith

Libby is an AmeriCorps Public Health Fellow at Delaware Valley Community Health Center. There, she connects health center patients to social determinants of health resources and also provides support for special projects such as the implementation of integrated care plans, Food Bucks, etc.