Adejoke Ayoola

"I focus on unintended pregnancy because it was a concern from the women in our neighborhoods."

"Everything we do comes from listening to the needs of the women in these communities."

"Less than one percent of nurses have their terminal degree."

"We visited this individual’s home, and because of the infestation we worked to help connect them to the Kent County Health Department."

"I’m excited to see what the next step will be,” Ayoola said, “as we continue to listen to the women in our communities."

"We have students from all disciplines–nursing, social work, public health, biology, pre-med."

"When we asked women in the community about unplanned pregnancies, they said that we should teach them about their body. They said we should teach them about ovulation, about pregnancy symptoms, and that that would help them to plan their pregnancy."

"We bring in people from many departments on campus."

"It’s a positive ripple effect because it started with just listening. And because we just listened to the concerns, we tried to address the concerns, and then lead to PREKNOP, and HEALTH camp just came right out of that."

"The idea of serving as a founding dean of the School of Health is exciting because it will provide me with opportunities to work with stakeholders to shape the School of Health’s programs."

"It has been really good to see the positive ripple effects of listening to women in the community."

"And I think of Christ, He’s come to give us life, so what can I do myself being a woman, and what can we do to improve women’s health? Those are questions that got everything started for me."