EXCERPT
The concepts of community and service are deeply imbedded in the nursing profession. From the classic writings of Florence Nightingale to the current missions of nursing schools across the United States, service and community are concepts that appear time and time again (Poirrier, 2001).
AUTHOR
Dr. Seifer is Executive Director and Ms. Vaughn is Program Coordinator, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, San Francisco, California. Dr. Seifer is also Research Assistant Professor and Ms. Vaughn is also Program Coordinator, University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health would like to acknowledge the generous support from the Helene Fuld Health Trust, HSBC, Trustee, which made possible the creation of the Partners in Caring and Community (PCC) program and the projects described in this article. The authors also would like to thank the Corporation for National and Community Service for their ongoing support of service-learning in higher education; Slack Incorporated and the Journal of Nursing Education for collaborating with CCPH to provide this issue; and the PCC team members and advisory board members for their innovative work and enormous dedication.
Address correspondence to Sarena D. Seifer, MD, Executive Director, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, 3333 California Street, Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94118; e-mail: ccph@itsa.ucsf.edu.
