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The new Campbell University mobile medical units allow healthcare workers to bring modern medical technology to rural and underserved areas.

I'm on the campus of Campbell University inside one of the brand new mobile units designed to reach people who need to get medical help. I'm talking with Dr Nicholas Penning's, he is the director of the health center and tell me why it was important to get mobile clinics like this. Part of our mission at Campbell here is to reach the rural and underserved community of north Carolina. And one of the challenges that we have is our offices have a lot of technology that when patients come to see us, it allows us to take better care of those patients, but when we go to see them, it's hard to bring that technology with you in these mobile units, allow us to reach the community in a much more effective life. This is essentially a rolling office. You can do everything here that you can do in your brick and mortar building. Absolutely. We can draw blood, we can do EKGs, we can do all sorts of procedures here in these units. we have fully equipped exam rooms in here. We have laboratory, we have a lab. We can do things that we can normally do in our office now on the road. Tell me how this is really helping you all to reach people, especially in this time of coronavirus. And making sure that people get the care that they need traveling as a challenge, especially for those who have limited access to health care. That getting to physicians office is difficult. They may need to ride with somebody that may be uncomfortable in this covid environment where you don't want to be in the same car with somebody. This allows us to get to them with all the technology that And this will help you even pass once we get past this COVID-19 period. Absolutely. You know, one of our initial pushes is to vaccinate and we want to get the vaccine to the people. And this is one way that we can reach them to be able to help vaccinating individuals. But we can also do medical exams, check blood pressure checked blood sugars and be able to treat many of the common health conditions that people need to have treated. It can make a big difference in their quality of life. Absolutely. And of course, things like this costs money. You were able to get some funding to pay for it. Absolutely. Through government grants, we were able to purchase these units and I think it will be money very well spent because it will enable us to take care of those people who don't have access to care. Wow, this is incredible work that you're doing. Thanks so much for telling me about it. Well, thank you for having me to learn more about the medical units. Visit the website Campbell dot e D U. Mhm. Mhm

Campbell University Mobile Medical Units aim to reach underserved areas

Campbell University Mobile Medical Units

To accommodate the growing need for the COVID-19 vaccine, Campbell University has been training students and healthcare professionals in vaccine administration.

the demand for the Covid 19 vaccine means we need a lot more people to administer the shot. That's where Campbell University comes in. I'm joined now by Dr Andy Bowman, the director of continuing education at Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Dr Bowman. That's not your only role in helping out with the Covid 19 vaccine. No, I'm fortunate to be a member of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, and we've had a lot going on, obviously, with covid over the last year. Let's talk about the training that's happening to make sure we have more people in the community who can administer the shot due to the federal DHHS pre packed, We now have a mandate that pharmacy technicians can participate as vaccinators, which is big for pharmacy. And so we have been, um, involved in that training technicians. We've had two groups now, and we've also been training pharmacists that didn't get that training when they were in pharmacy school. So you have first year students involved in this as well all pharmacy schools around the country now, for the most part, trained in the first year of the program as part of the curriculum for pharmacy students or pharmacy interns to be immunizes, and they've been out there helping already. Let's talk about what people need to know about the Covid 19 vaccines. There is a lot of information out there. It can lead to confusion. What do you want to make sure people understand? I think it's important to recognize that we now have three vaccines. We've got the Pfizer vaccine in the Biedermeier vaccine that are both a two part series, so you get two shots separated by a few weeks. Now we have the newcomer, the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which is a one time, um, injection. Note that there are some folks that are going to have something as simple as soreness in the arm, and others may have some flu like feelings or symptoms after receiving the injections. You want people to know that pharmacy technicians, uh, first your pharmacy students, a variety of different kinds of people are administering the shot. They shouldn't be alarmed if they see someone who was a technician last week who is now administering a shot this week. Absolutely. We just trained a group of 26 technicians yesterday and after they check off all the boxes, they could be giving you an immunization at your local pharmacy. All right, well, thank you so much for getting us all the information we need about the Covid 19 shot and best to you and your students. To learn more about Campbell University's efforts with the covid 19 vaccine, visit Campbell dot e d u mhm, mhm.

Campbell University training pharmacists to become certified immunizers

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Three new mobile healthcare and education units are equipped to bring medical services to rural communities in North Carolina.

Campbell University's mobile units bring education and healthcare to rural communities

Campbell University : Spotlight : Mobile Healthcare

In order to accommodate the growing need for the COVID-19 vaccine, Campbell University has been training students and healthcare professionals in vaccine administration.

Campbell University : Spotlight : Training Vaccine Administration

To increase the speed of vaccinations, medical students and pharmacy students are helping administer the vaccine. At Campbell University, students are specifically helping vaccinate patients in rural, low-income communities like Robeson County. 

Campbell University students helping provide COVID-19 vaccine to underserved communities

Campbell University : Spotlight : Students Vaccine

Campbell University and UNC Southeastern Health are working together to make sure people in a vulnerable population get the COVID-19 vaccine

Campbell University and UNC Southeastern Health are working together to make sure people in a vulnerable population get the Covid 19 vaccine. I'm joined NOW by Jason Cox. He's the vice president and chief operating officer of U. N C. Southeastern Health. Jason, it's nice to talk with you. Thank you for having me Tell me how you are. Working together with Campbell University were one of the affiliated hospitals where medical students and residents are trained and educated with camera university, and you were able to secure an ultra low storage freezer from Campbell University. That is one of the ways one of many ways that helped us in this code 19 vaccine rollout. And so camera university called and said, We have an ultra low freezer temperature and could you use it? And from that first initial conversation, it took about 48 hours we had on our receiving dock and were able to start transferring vaccine from a dry ice storage into this ultra low temperature freezer. And it's so important the work that you're doing because Robinson County's really faced some challenges when it comes to health outcomes. We went last, and health outcomes and Health factors here in the state of North Carolina. So it really kind of underscores our effort and need to get the covid 19 vaccine out as many people as possible so we can protect our environment population here in Robertson County. Thank you so much, Jason. I'm joined now by, um, a pendulum. She is the chief of family medicine residency at Campbell University and Yuma. You and your colleagues have really been leaders when it comes to making sure people understand that the covid 19 vaccine is a good thing for them. I love my patients, come to me and asked me like does this vaccine cause this is this What's the vaccine made up? Because these are such important questions to ask in terms of their health. And I'm so I'm so excited that they are asking these questions because that means they're interested. They're engaged. Thank you, Emma. Bethany. Coral joins me. Now she's 1/4 year medical student at Campbell University. And Bethany, Tell me what it's been like for you to be involved in this vaccination effort. Being able to be vaccinated and be educated about both the virus and the vaccine allows me to be a better advocate for both my patients that I see now as a student and all of my future patients. Well, best to you with that. Bethany. Thank you. You can learn a whole lot more about Campbell universities vaccination efforts by visiting their website.

Campbell University : Spotlight : COVID Vaccine

With the risk of COVID-19 still looming this holiday season, medical professionals recommend the best measures people can take to keep themselves and their families safe and healthy. 

How to gather safely this holiday season

Campbell University : Spotlight : Gather Safely

As flu season begins and COVID-19 continues to spread, individuals should do what they can to remain healthy and keep their immune system strengthened against viruses. 

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Campbell University : Spotlight : Flu Season

Spearheaded by two Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine students, a COVID-19 animated story and flipbook is helping young children understand and adapt to the pandemic. 

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Campbell University Mobile Medical Units aim to reach underserved areas

Campbell University training pharmacists to become certified immunizers

Campbell University's mobile units bring education and healthcare to rural communities

Campbell University training pharmacists to become certified immunizers

Campbell University students helping provide COVID-19 vaccine to underserved communities

Campbell University students helping provide COVID-19 vaccine to underserved communities

How to gather safely this holiday season

What you need to know about COVID-19 during cold and flu season

Campbell University helps educate kids about COVID-19 through cartoon flipbook