Division News

The Division of Community Health's Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC) recently launched the Benefits Enrollment Center Fellows Program, a program for Duke University undergraduate and graduate students to join the BEC outreach team, increase awareness of resources, and expand outreach to Durham’s aging population, including those who are homebound.

The Division of Community Health is hosting three conferences in November across the state to highlight a collaborative community approach to diabetes prevention for pregnant and postpartum women. The conferences, supported through a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, are designed to:

The Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program is accepting applications for the 2019-20 program year through Dec. 7. This one-year leadership development program trains advanced practice nurses to be better equipped to meet the challenges of the evolving health care environment. Read more about the application process.

Natalie Tammen, MHS, PA-C, joined the department as a physician assistant in June and will be splitting her time between Duke Family Medicine Center and Walltown Neighborhood Clinic. Tammen is a 2017 alumna of the Duke Physician Assistant Program.

Natalie Tammen, MHS, PA-C, joined the department as a physician assistant in June and will be splitting her time between Duke Family Medicine Center and Walltown Neighborhood Clinic. Tammen is a 2017 alumna of the Duke Physician Assistant Program.

Nadine Barrett, Ph.D., assistant professor of community and family medicine, was the 2018 faculty awardee for the Duke University School of Medicine's Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Awards, and physician assistant student Joshua Davidoff, MHS, was the 2018 student awardee.

Additionally, Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, M.D., FAAFP, assistant professor of community and family medicine, was a nominee this year.

Some achievements and recognition for our faculty and staff this spring:

Kaity Granda, PA-C, and Arlene Ratcliff, CMA, who both work at Walltown Neighborhood Clinic, were recently recognized for increasing their colorectoral cancer screening rates the most from calendar year 2017 to first quarter 2018.

Sarah Weaver, MPH, presented a Duke Distance Education workshop April 17 on the hybrid/blended program model, as is used by the Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program.

The Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program announces the selection of 45 advanced practice nurses (APNs) as fellows for the 2018-2019 program year. The one-year program provides unique leadership development opportunities for APNs through a combination of on-campus and distance-based platforms. With the continued and generous support of Johnson & Johnson, this successful program has expanded this year to welcome a class that is 50 percent larger than in years past, with the selected nurse fellows hailing from 21 states and representing many diverse practice settings. On April 24, they will attend a four-day leadership retreat on the Duke University campus.

Susan Spratt, M.D., assistant professor (secondary) of community and family medicine in the Division of Community Health is the winner of Duke University Hospital's 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Caregiver Award. Spratt was honored for carrying on Dr. King's legacy of service to the community through her volunteer work helping patients with diabetes through CAARE and the Durham Diabetes Coalition.