Family Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Hanlon-Wilde, a well-known, a longtime provider of women’s healthcare services in The Dalles, has joined North Central Public Health District. Hanlon-Wilde worked at Columbia River Women’s Center for 18 years. She got her Doctorate in Nursing Practice in 2022 and recently was hired as a professor of nursing at Washington State University, but she will continue clinical work. A nurse practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse who can diagnose and prescribe, and provide primary healthcare for people of all ages. Hanlon-Wilde’s main focus at NCPHD is reproductive health, which includes services like family planning, treating sexually transmitted infections, doing annual exams and pap smears and offering vaccinations.