Nursing students assisted with health screenings provided by the Mental Health Cooperative.

Students and faculty from Belmont University College of Pharmacy and School of Nursing recently volunteered to assist with the fifth annual Project Homeless Connect.

Nearly 20 nursing students participated in the event, assisting with health screenings provided by the Mental Health Cooperative, a clinical partner of Belmont University School of Nursing.   Two adjunct faculty members, Joyce Alexander and Diane Maynard, also volunteered their time.

In addition, 25 pharmacy students volunteered through Belmont’s chapters of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Academy of Student Pharmacists, providing blood pressure, heart rate and Body Mass Index screenings for 60 people.

Sponsored by the Metropolitan Nashville Homelessness Commission, the one-day, one-stop event included access to a broad range of services, including medical and foot care, legal services, employment assistance, pet care, food, toiletries and more.   More than 5,100 people have been helped since Project Homeless Connect started in Nashville in 2008.

Pharmacy students provided blood pressure, heart rate and Body Mass Index screenings.