UH Community Outreach
Your Colleagues In the Community - the UH Community Outreach Committee

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Members of the UH Community Outreach Committee (COC) represent various departments from within the hospital, medical and nursing schools, as well as community-based health centers. Take a look at who's helping UH strengthen the community through health and hope.

Name Title Department Community Outreach Duties
Langirene Aguilh Diabetes Educator UMDCare Practice Conducts diabetes screenings at health fairs
Leonard Bielory, MD Division Director Allergy/Immunology Conducts workshops and gives lectures throughout the community, as well as the nation

 

Merle Brown, Ph.D.

Nurse Practitioner Women's Wellness Center Oversees women's wellness screenings at health fairs
Yvonne Brown Nurse Coordinator OB/GYN Associates Practice Provides OB/GYN information at health fairs
Michael Davies Director of Marketing & Sales UMDNJ-University Behavioral Hlth. Ctr. Serves as a liaison between UBHC management and the COC
Lee Dolan Coordinator Preventive Cardiology/Medicine Coordinates outreach for the Study of Tamoxifen & Raloxifene (STAR) program (breast cancer)
Cathy Duffy Director Child Life Program Conducts Teddy Bear Clinics, coordinates health-related activities for children
Saundra Foster Outreach Worker Infectious Disease
Practice
Educates the public about infectious diseases
Vita Franco Office
Manager
University Family Practice Center @ Vailsburg Assists with blood pressure and diabetes screenings
Sandra Garcia Outreach Coordinator WIC Program Publicizes the Women's, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
Patricia Hardy Program Coordinator FXB Center HIV/AIDS educator and counselor
Janet Hollins Clinical Research Nurse Pediatrics Assists with activities at children-oriented events
Betty Horton Community Outreach Coordinator Women's Wellness Center Coordinates free mammography program for underprivileged women
Vera Holmes Program Director, The Family Place FXB Center

HIV/AIDS educator and counselor

George Jenkins, DMD   Community Health Coordinates community outreach programs for the NJ Dental School
Susan Labagnara Clinical Nurse Specialist Sickle Cell Program Provides sickle cell anemia education and referrals
Jesus Mabute Orthopaedic Technician Orthopaedic Practice Conducts screenings for diabetes and hypertension at health fairs
Mary Mathis-Ford Chairperson Board of Concerned Citizens Funnels information about numerous community events to the COC
Loretta McConeghy Outreach Coordinator Allergy/Immunology Gives lectures about allergies and conducts screenings
Josefina Mercedes Outreach Coordinator Peds/Adolescent Division Provides HIV/AIDS testing, as well as counseling and follow-up
Doreen Monks Advanced Practice Nurse Neurology/Stroke Program Gives lectures, conducts workshops regarding strokes
Marc Monteith Clinical Nurse Specialist University Heart Center/Cardiac Services Coordinates cardiac risk assessments at health fairs
John Norris, MD Medical Director UMDCare Practice Gives lectures, consultations pertaining to hypertension
Joan Odom Staff Nurse, RN UMDCare Practice Conducts blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol screenings at health fairs
Al Perrella Child Life Specialist Child Life Program/Adolescent Peds. Coordinates health-related activities designed especially for children
Robin Preisler Executive Director Marketing/Media Relations (Management)
Teresa Prince-Simmons Mental Health Clinician Extended Care Program Educates the public about the services of the UBHC
Rogers Ramsey Chief Information Officer Marketing/Media Relations Provides back-up support for community marketing coordinator
Khalil Rashidi Public Health Representative National TB Center Provides tuberculosis education, consultation and referrals at health fairs
Eligia Reyes Medical Healthcare Technician Pediatric Specialty Assists with sickle cell anemia education at health fairs
Shirley Rivera Medical Assistant FOCUS Community Health Center Assists with blood pressure and diabetes screenings
Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD Medical Director FOCUS Community Health Center Oversees screenings and gives medical consultations at health fairs
Michael Sanders, DMD Acting Chairman Gen. Dentistry/Community Services Oversees various dental screening programs
Tracie Saunders Clinical Research Nurse Division of Medical Oncology Coordinates outreach for the Study of Tamoxifen & Raloxifene (STAR) program (breast cancer)
Alan Simms Director of Community Relations/
Communications
Urban & Community Development Serves as a liaison between the COC and the UMDNJ Urban & Community Development office
Tiffany L. Smith Community Marketing Coordinator Marketing & Media
Relations
Oversees the overall community marketing program for University Hospital
George Wallace, MD Division Director Podiatric Surgery Conducts podiatry screenings at health fairs, gives podiatry lectures

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