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Introduction Yes2Kollege is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the Sacramento area Mission: To provide African-Americans with tools and resources to: • improve community wellness • aspire to higher education & careers Programs: • African-American Women’s Health Legacy • Minority Health Professions Mentor Program • Saturday Scholars Academy Create a legacy report to highlight the community work of Yes2Kollege Process: • Conducted interviews • Reviewed post-event evaluations • Attended Yes2Kollege events Purpose: • Serve as a contribution to future generations • A marketing tool for partners or donors • Honor the work that is being accomplished A Legacy of Wellness Gina Finical, RN, BSN, CCRN Nicole Vance, RN, BSN, CCRN Project Description Themes from Interviews • Toni Colley-Perry, Yes2Kollege Education Consultant • Sharon Chandler, Yes2Kollege Executive Director • Jann Murray-Garcia, M.D., M.P.H., Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing • Yes2Kollege’s partners Acknowledgements Networking & Mentorship Representation Within Healthcare Exposure to Different Opportunities Leveraging Disparity Unique Qualities of Ms. Colley-Perry and Ms. Chandler A Vision for Youth Mobilization of People Into Community Work A Legacy of Wellness “They create synergy. We’re stronger together.” -Sheree Criner, MS, RN-BC Vice President, Capitol City Black Nurses Association “They have made my work easier by advocating on my behalf: supporting my ideas, connecting me with elected officials, and most importantly, believing in me before I even did myself.” – Carter Todd, MS, RN, CCRN President, Capitol City Black Nurses Association ”They’ve seen this need and they’ve jumped on it. And they had to do the networking all themselves, all these different people in the health fields. And it is working!” - Tyree Davie Medical Student
Transcript of A Legacy of Wellness - health.ucdavis.edu Legacy of Wellness...Wellness “They create synergy....
IntroductionYes2Kollege is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the Sacramento area
Mission: To provide African-Americans with tools and resources to:• improve community wellness• aspire to higher education & careers
Programs: • African-American Women’s Health
Legacy • Minority Health Professions Mentor
Program • Saturday Scholars Academy
Create a legacy report to highlight the community work of Yes2Kollege
Process:• Conducted interviews• Reviewed post-event evaluations• Attended Yes2Kollege events
Purpose:• Serve as a contribution to future
generations• A marketing tool for partners or donors• Honor the work that is being
accomplished
A Legacy of Wellness
Gina Finical, RN, BSN, CCRN Nicole Vance, RN, BSN, CCRN
Project Description Themes from Interviews
• Toni Colley-Perry, Yes2Kollege Education Consultant
• Sharon Chandler, Yes2Kollege Executive Director
• Jann Murray-Garcia, M.D., M.P.H., Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
• Yes2Kollege’s partners
Acknowledgements
Networking & Mentorship Representation Within
Healthcare
Exposure to Different Opportunities
Leveraging Disparity
Unique Qualities ofMs. Colley-Perry and Ms. Chandler
A Vision for Youth
Mobilization of People Into Community Work
A Legacy of Wellness
“They create synergy. We’re stronger together.”-Sheree Criner, MS, RN-BC
Vice President, Capitol City Black Nurses Association
“They have made my work easier by advocating on my behalf: supporting my ideas, connecting me with elected
officials, and most importantly, believing in me before I even did
myself.”– Carter Todd, MS, RN, CCRN
President, Capitol City Black Nurses Association
”They’ve seen this need and they’ve jumped on it. And they had
to do the networking all themselves, all these different
people in the health fields. And it is working!”
- Tyree DavieMedical Student
