Hartford Grantee Sarah Szanton One of Four Recipients in National Research Awards
At the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) Nightingala Celebration on October 15, Hartford grantee Sarah Szanton, a leader in nursing and gerontology, received the Protégé Award. Dr. Szanton was one of two nurses from the Johns Hopkins Nursing School and four overall recipients of the National Research Awards at the event.
At the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) Nightingala Celebration on October 15, Hartford grantee Sarah Szanton, a leader in nursing and gerontology, received the Protégé Award. Dr. Szanton was one of two nurses from the Johns Hopkins Nursing School and four overall recipients of the National Research Awards at the event.
“Both Drs. Glass and Szanton have made exceptional contributions as faculty in our school and as nurses in the community,” says Dean Patricia M. Davidson, PhD, MEd, RN, FAAN. “They work locally and globally to improve the healthcare of all people, and this is an absolutely wonderful recognition.”
Dr. Szanton, PhD, ANP, developed the Community Aging in Place: Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program which has been successful in decreasing disability among older adults, while keeping them in their homes through care and services from a nurse, an occupational therapist, and a handyman. The CAPABLE model, which is being piloted in Australia and in the State of Michigan to help reduce healthcare costs, has potential for nation-wide expansion. It is supported through the NIH, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovations Center, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the John A. Hartford Foundation.
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