HealthStreet, a community-engaged research initiative at the University of Florida, and the UF College of Nursing are hosting the an Our Community, Our Health event (OCOH) on the evolving role of nurses in health care. This town hall meeting facilitates two-way communication between the community and researchers. We share ideas about priorities for health research and ways to communicate research findings and blends ideas for research from multiple stakeholders across the country.

The UF College of Nursing teamed with UF HealthStreet on its July “Our Community, Our Health” event. The event’s panel discussion, “Nurses: Changing the Face of Health Care,” featured three nursing faculty members: Gail Keenan, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, the Annabel Davis Jenks Endowed Professor for Teaching and Research in Clinical Nursing Excellence; Robert Lucero, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., FAAN, an associate professor of nursing; and Denise Schentrup, D.N.P., M.S.N. ARNP, B.C., a clinical associate professor and associate dean for clinical affairs. The three discussed different perspectives for how nursing care, research and policy are impacting Florida’s communities. The recorded stream is available at
healthstreet.program.ufl.edu. — Tracy Brown Wright