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La'Bria Wimberly

Community Registered Nurse Navigator Project

April 25, 2023March 10, 2023 by La'Bria Wimberly

The UT Knoxville College of Nursing received a $5.5 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Health in January of 2022 to charter the Community Registered Nurse Navigator Project to partner with community entities to assess barriers to routine immunizations.

Categories News Tags Immunization, Strengthening Rural Communities, UT Knoxville

Tennessee Recruiting Teachers with Fast-Growing Program

March 14, 2023January 31, 2023 by La'Bria Wimberly

‘Grow Your Own’ program uses apprentice-style teaching to attract future teachers.

Categories News Tags Advancing K-12 Education, Grow Your Own

Fourth Class of West Tennessee Teachers Graduates from WestTeach

March 14, 2023January 31, 2023 by La'Bria Wimberly

Alyssa Bynum and Bob Sparks live in different West Tennessee communities, but they share some things in common.

Categories News Tags Advancing K-12 Education, UT Martin, WestTeach

STAND Youth Intervention Program

March 14, 2023December 6, 2022 by La'Bria Wimberly

When they find a student testing positive for drug use, they don’t kick the kid out of school, they instead use the information to better target prevention programming. 

Categories News Tags Advancing K-12 Education, Overcoming Addiction, Scott County, SMART
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