Vanessa C. Parker, PhD, MA, MSN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Health Educator

Health educators work in a variety of settings providing education to individuals or groups of individuals on healthy behaviors, wellness, and health-related topics with the goal of preventing diseases and health problems. Health educators generally require a bachelor's degree and may receive additional training, such as through mentoring, internships, or volunteer work.

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Doctor

Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.

Mental Health Clinic

Registered Nurse

A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.

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  School of Medicine, Dept of Preventive Medicine - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  University of Southern California

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  Microbiology - Bachelor of Science (BS)

  University of California San Diego

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  Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

  California State University Long Beach

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  Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)

  California State University Dominguez Hills

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  Public Health Nurse (PHN)

  California State University Dominguez Hills

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  Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

  California State University Dominguez Hills

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  Registered Nurse (RN)

  California State University Dominguez Hills

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  Behavioral Sciences - Master of Arts (MA)

  California State University Dominguez Hills

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  Member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

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  Member of the American Nurses Association

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  Member of the American Psychiatric Association

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield [Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc.]

• Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company]

• Health Plan of Nevada, Inc.

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• Molina Healthcare

• Teachers Health Trust

• TriCare

• UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company

• United Medical Resources (UMR)