Alumna Neva White honored as a distinguished diabetes educator
Neva White, DNP, CRNP- BC, CDE (M.S. ‘91/N), senior health educator at the Jefferson Center for Urban Health, will be recognized as a Distinguished Diabetes Educator on Oct. 7 at the 2015 American Diabetes Association’s 75th anniversary and awards celebration. At the Jefferson Diabetes Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, White is the coordinator for community-based diabetes education, the lead diabetes educator for the Department of Family and Community Medicine shared medical visit, and the coordinator for the Philadelphia Chapter of Divabetic, a national diabetes support group. She also coordinates several grant-funded initiatives to address health disparities in underserved areas of Philadelphia. White is a volunteer for the American Diabetes Association and a member of Theta Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority, Inc.
