Today Shonta D. Collins, Founder and President and Crystal Taylor, Director of Mental Heath and Wellness were interviewed by a think tank that supports ongoing sustainable programs in Haiti. ESF Director, Crystal Taylor addressed the ongoing initiative to address the ongoing needs of the community ESF supports as it relates to the use of mindfulness to [ Read More ]
Philadelphia, PA / May 10, 2012 – Drexel University’s College of Nursing & Health Professionals has taken the plunge granting their Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program the opportunity to travel to Haiti and gain hands-on experience with the many communities in need. Thanks to a committee of Drexel Faculty, FNP Residents, ESF leadership team, Drexel’s [ Read More ]
ESF Team member, Ms. Melissa Martelley, RN won the Nursing Spectrum Regional Award for Volunteerism and Service. On May 8, 2012, Melissa, accompanied by ESF Founder and President, Shonta D. Collins, attended the annual Nursing Excellence Awards 2012 at the Lowes Hotel in Philadelphia. Throughout 2012 the Spectrum honor nurses at our regional Nursing Excellence [ Read More ]
We dedicated this year Community Day to Jeffery Lee. May God be with him and his family. We value and appreciate all of his commitment to the community, nursing and wellness. He will be missed. ESF would like to thank Penn Medicine and Nursing, The People’s Emergency Center, (PEC), and The Partnership CDC for helping [ Read More ]
Greetings! At ESF, We Dream, We Believe, and WE DO! Only a few days remain before the 4th Annual Spring Into Health Community Day! We are so excited about this event and we hope you are too! It’s going to be an amazing day filled with workshops, FREE medical screenings, entertainment, and of course, food. [ Read More ]
The weather is warm and flowers are in bloom, which means it’s finally Spring! We are busy preparing ourselves for the Spring Into Health Community Day. It’s going to be an amazing event filled with workshops, FREE medical screenings, entertainment, and of course, food. Spread the word, we want everyone in the Philadelphia community to [ Read More ]
It’s been an amazing month with even better weather. Cross your fingers that the winter weather continues to hold off and allows springtime to emerge sooner than expected. The Heart Healthy Event at the West Philadelphia Senior Center this past month was extremely successful! Check out some of the pictures below. Want to help ESF [ Read More ]
Global Health Networking Mixer. It is a chance to find out about opportunities to get involved with Global Health both locally and abroad. Place: Bluemele Life Sciences Building Room 105 Contact: Melissa.Martelly@jeffersonhospital.org for more information.
At ESF, We Dream, We Believe, and WE DO! Hello, February! It’s hard to believe we’re already one month into 2012 and there are still so many exciting opportunities going on with ESF. Our very own ESF Student Leader, April Elder, has been accepted as an intern for one year in South Africa with the [ Read More ]
February 2012 ESF hosted a Heart Healthy Health Fair at the West Philadelphia Senior Center. This annual event was hosted at the Center for the 3rd year in a row and to much success as we continue to assist our local community seniors to improve their heart health with good diet, exercise, weight and stress [ Read More ]
