Patricia J Catlin
nursing faculty at a rural Tennessee BSN program
Biography
Patricia Catlin is nursing faculty at a rural Tennessee BSN program. She also manages the campus health clinic and oversees a nursing van health education outreach through the college. She has an interest in improving health through lifestyle changes. During her ten years in rural primary care, she has conducted weight loss and lifestyle improvement sessions to improve the health status of the rural population. As an Army Reserve medical officer, she educated soldiers in weight management through lifestyle changes. She completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice implementing a healthy behavior program in a rural primary care clinic
Abstract
Abstract : Bridging the gap: Facilitating a healthy weight program in a rural primary care office