Celebrating public health nurses community contributions

We are celebrating the contributions of public health nurses for National Nurses Week. Our nurses care deeply for their patients and are experts in their fields. 

Public Health Clinic Nurses

Our nurses in the Public Health Clinic are vaccine specialists. They answer your questions so you can make an informed decision. They work with our community to provide recommended vaccines for travel, work, and school. 

“We have many families who move from areas where they do not have vaccination records. One family in particular lost information in a house fire,” said Clinical Director Ali Sanchez.  “My staff was able to reach out to the public health agency where the family had moved from and connected with a pediatrician who was able to fill in some gaps for us. The staff was able to make a plan for the child and get them started in school on time.”

Our nurses also specialize in reproductive care.  The services they provide include annual exams for women, vasectomies, birth control, and screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). 

“Our team works tirelessly to provide in-depth education about risk reduction and protection from all STIs. Prevention is powerful, and our nurses are the experts,” said Clinical Director Ali Sanchez.

Learn more about the services our Public Health Clinic nurses provide on our website.

Nurse-Family Partnership Nurses

Through our Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program, our specially-trained nurses support first-time families during their pregnancy. They stay connected with the family until their baby is two-years old. Our NFP nurses meet their clients wherever they are most comfortable, in their home or at our offices that are designed for parents and babies. 

Our team is dedicated to supporting first-time parents, helping them learn and practice in order to become more confident caregivers: teaching their babies to eat their first solid foods safely, ways to help their child develop on schedule, how to find a doctor that supports their family's needs, how to ask their partner for support in parenting, and steps to finishing their education. Each family has their own goals and desires that the nurse tries to support.

“Recently, a NFP Nurse noticed something unusual during a developmental assessment on a young infant. She spoke to the client in a way that didn’t scare her to encourage follow up. The parent took their child to the doctor and was diagnosed with a very rare condition that is usually not seen or treated until children are much older,” said NFP Manager Erin Andrews.

Learn more about our Nurse-Family Partnership program and how to qualify on our website.