Nursing in the Community

Yale New Haven Hospital Nurses are deeply integrated into the communities we serve, offering programs such as:

• Community blood pressure screenings: Nurses provide blood pressure screenings and education in barbershops, churches, pharmacies and other community centers throughout Greater New Haven, while simultaneously contributing to national research on hypertension.
• Summer Nursing Symposium: A YNHH-Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) program that gives high school students with diverse backgrounds opportunities to explore and prepare for nursing careers.
• Closer to Free: Dozens of nurses join riders in the annual Closer to Free bike ride to raise money for Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.
• Fundraising walks: YNHH nurses participate in numerous walks to raise money for organizations such as the March of Dimes, American Heart Association, Kidney Foundation and others. Nurses played key leadership roles in planning and implementing a Connecticut Liver Life Walk to benefit the American Liver Foundation.