Journal of Christian nursing : a quarterly publication of Nurses Christian Fellowship
Volume 34, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 236-241

Welcome Day: A Community Interprofessional Model for Meeting the Needs of Migrant Workers (Article)

Wyss L. , Hess R.F.
  • a Lora Wyss, PhD, RN, a professor of nursing at Malone University School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Canton, Ohio, is the coordinator of Cross Cultural Engagement for the Nursing Department. She is president of the Board of Hartville Migrant Ministries. Rosanna Hess, DNP, RN, an instructor of nursing at Malone University School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Canton, Ohio, teaches master of nursing students. She is a consultant for Research for Health, Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, conducting research in the U.S. and internationally
  • b [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

Welcome Day, one specific day in the life of Hartville Migrant Ministry (HMM), a faith-based ministry in Ohio, illustrates the organization's vision, mission, and community collaboration. Migrant and seasonal farm workers, the Migrant Head Start program, HMM and Welcome Day, interprofessional collaboration, and Malone University School of Nursing faculty and students support are discussed. Programs and activities presented here could be reproduced in other communities.

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Needs Assessment Students, Nursing nursing student Ohio Organizational Objectives human middle aged Interprofessional Relations Christianity organization Faculty faith-based organization parish nursing Faith-Based Organizations Young Adult Humans psychology male female university organization and management adult migration Transients and Migrants Community-Institutional Relations public relations
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85065312942&doi=10.1097%2fCNJ.0000000000000425&partnerID=40&md5=abdcf660a038abe8d868334ad93af0ed
DOI: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000425
ISSN: 07432550
Original Language: English