Lisa
Nelson Joins Wood River Health Services Board
By
Dave Henley
Lisa Nelson of Westerly, a senior health informaticist[*] with
Lantana Consulting Group, has joined the Board of Directors of Wood River
Health Services.
A
highly skilled health information technology (HIT) professional with over 20
years of experience in the development and use of HIT standards, she is also
the founder of the Janie Appleseed initiative (JanieAppleseed.net), which seeks
to build a network of individuals engaged in spreading health literacy to
consumers in the information age.
Nelson
received an M.S. in Medical Informatics at Northwestern University, an M.B.A.
with a concentration in information systems from Regis University and a B.A. cum
laude in Computer Science from University of Massachusetts Boston.
Wood
River Health Services is the Federally Qualified Community Health Center for
southwestern Rhode Island, providing medical and dental care and social
services to over 9,000 area residents.
The
center also administers the area WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Nutrition
Program, provides a nationally recognized chronic disease management program, has
available onsite lab testing in cooperation with Westerly Hospital, including
blood work, x-ray and mammography, and provides referrals for behavioral and
mental health counseling.
Sliding
scale payments are available to those who qualify.
Wood
River Health Services is located at 823 Main St., Hope Valley (on Route 3 south
of the village, just off Route I-95 at Exit 2). For more information, call (401)
539-2461 or visit www.woodriverhealthservices.org.
WRHS is a federally-recognized tax-exempt non-profit. Donations are deductible to the full extent of the law
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