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Alyssa Benjamin, M.S., currently serves as a Community Health Educator at ChristianaCare, focusing on implementing a pilot "Food is Medicine" intervention for high-risk underserved pregnant populations. Previous roles include Health and Wellness Coach at YourCoach.Health and the University of Delaware, where Alyssa led nutrition education classes and participated in the CDC Prevent T2 Program to assist individuals at risk for Type 2 diabetes. As Program Director for the Health Sciences Pipeline Program at the University of Delaware, Alyssa designed initiatives for underrepresented K-12 students, resulting in significant enrollment in health science majors. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Health Promotion and a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Health Coaching, both from the University of Delaware. Additional experience includes various customer service roles, showcasing versatile skills in management and communication.
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Providing value-based care to our community, ONE PERSON AT A TIME. ChristianaCare, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, is one of the country’s largest health care providers, ranking 22nd in the nation for hospital admissions. ChristianaCare is a major teaching hospital with two campuses and more than 250 Medical-Dental residents and fellows. ChristianaCare is recognized as a regional center for excellence in cardiology, cancer and women’s health services. The system is home to Delaware’s only Level I trauma center for adults and children, the only center of its kind between Philadelphia and Baltimore. ChristianaCare also features a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, the only delivering hospital in the state to offer this level of care for newborns. A not-for-profit, non-sectarian health system, ChristianaCare includes two hospitals with more than 1,100 patient beds, a home health care service, preventive medicine, rehabilitation services, a network of primary care physicians and an extensive range of outpatient services. With more than 11,600 employees, ChristianaCare is the largest private employer in Delaware and among the top 10 in the Philadelphia region. Statistics at a Glance: Among hospitals in the United States, ChristianaCare’s ranking by volume is: 22nd in admissions. 32nd in births. 24th in emergency visits. 32nd in total surgeries. Among hospitals on the East Coast, ChristianaCare ranks: 12th in admissions. 16th in births. 15th in emergency visits. 19th in total surgeries. (Source: American Hospital Association Annual Survey Database of 6,200 U.S. Hospitals, 2017, © Health Forum, LLC) Awards: Christiana Care is continually recognized for excellence on a regional and national level. These are some of our recent awards. Click to see more at http://www.christianacare.org/Awards