Center Goals

• Facilitate the growth of collaborations among disciplines in key areas of research and practice with vulnerable populations
• Expand the scientific base of nursing practice with individuals and families at risk by evaluating the impact of nursing interventions on key outcomes across population groups
• Facilitate use of research-based knowledge in timely fashion through multiple dissemination approaches
• Provide faculty development through training and mentorship to broaden the base of scholarship in nursing care of vulnerable populations

Dean Margaret Grey thanking YSN faculty Sally Cohen, Director of Center for Health Policy, and Ruth McCorkle, Director of Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care, for their contributions