She Shines is a magazine celebrating the aspirations and accomplishments of women – published by YWCA Northern Rhode Island.
Yvette Mendez, Executive Director of the Northern Rhode Island Area Health Education Center (NRIAHEC) was recently interviewed for and featured in the most recent edition of She Shines. She discussed topics including health minority concerns, her interest in health education and professional goals. Yvette continues to inspire with her hard work and dedication to the mission of AHEC: Connecting Students to Careers, Professionals to Communities, and Communities to Better Health. Keep up the great work!
Yvette is also co-chair, Rhode Island Department of Health’s Minority Health Advisory Committee; board member, YWCA Northern Rhode Island; and a board member for the New England Rural Health Roundtable. Her organization has connected with YWCA Northern Rhode Island with their Capacity Building Course and an internship within the YWCA PIP program. YWCA also participated in a NRIAHEC REACT RI program.
To view the full article, please visit:
http://www.sheshines.org/content/view/495/453/
To visit the nriAHEC website: http://www.northernriahec.org/
Yvette Mendez