Dr. Kynna Wright-Volel recently received a $1.2 million grant funded jointly by the Office of Behavioral Social Science, and the National Institute of Nursing Resarch of the National Institute of Health..  This grant allows Dr. Wright-Volel to continue to work in collaboration with the Los Angeles Unified School District to launch "Project SHAPE LA" (tm).  The SHAPE LA (tm) Project is a school-health program that positions youth in Los Angeles County schools to increase their physical activity. Dr. Wright-Volel is no stranger to such leadership initiatives. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar Alumni, A Fellow in The American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), and an assistant professor at UCLA.  

The Village P.r.o.j.e.c.t.s salutes Dr. Wright-Volel as a "Scholar Within" with important knowledge to share.... Knowledge that makes a difference.  See RWJF.org for additional information about the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  See newsroom.ucla.edu/po  and ucla.edu  for additional information about this grant and Dr. Kynna Wright Volel. See http://www.VillageProjects.net for information about the Village P.r.o.j.e.c.t.s.