Programs

The mission of Adopt-a-Grandparent is to create meaningful, one-on-one relationships with seniors in the Charlottesville community that will improve the quality of life of participants, both seniors and volunteers. We want to make sure the seniors in our community know how special they are to us!

Students represent elderly clients in negotiations, administrative hearings, and court proceedings on a variety of legal matters, including basic wills and powers of attorney, guardianships, consumer issues, Medicaid and Medicare benefits, nursing home regulation and quality of long-term care, elder abuse and neglect, and advance medical directives. Students develop practical skills by participating in client interviewing, counseling, and trial advocacy. Students may engage in policy analysis and advocacy work with partnering organizations including including the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA), the Legal Aid Justice Center, the Virginia Elder Rights Coalition, and the Senior Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association.

This annual lecture and award ceremony recognizes a nurse historian that has contributed significantly to the public's understanding of nursing history and the development of the health care system.

Choking prevention classes are offered by UVa's School of Nursing to teachers, assistants, and parents affiliated with the Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA) Head Start Program.

An annual community health fair organized by nursing students and undergraduate students at the University of Virginia.

Nursing students provide assistance at the Thomas Jefferson Health Department and at WIC clinics and at the Free Clinic in Charlottesville.

The UVa chapter of the Student Nurses Association of Viginia (SNAV) offers CPR training for members of the Charlottesville-Albemarle community and at the University of Virginia.

Nursing students provide annual health assessments and screening for children enrolled in Head Start through the Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA).

The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library provides health information resources for alumni, administrators, clinicians, consumers, medical students, nursing students, occupational therapists, physical therapists, preceptors, public health professionals, researchers, respiratory therapists, and speech- language pathologists.

Nursing Students Without Borders empowers under-served communities through health education, the creation of networks to access health care resources, and the distribution of material donations.