{"id":1924,"date":"2025-02-19T23:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nursingncal.kaiserpermanente.org\/annual-report\/?p=1924"},"modified":"2025-03-04T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:06:21","slug":"career-connections-leading-through-community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nursingncal.kaiserpermanente.org\/annual-report\/transformational-leadership\/career-connections-leading-through-community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Connections: Leading through community engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In March 2024, ICU Nurse Yesenia Acuna, RN, represented Kaiser Permanente at Windsor High School&#8217;s Career Connections Day. During the event, Yesenia spent several hours engaging with local high school students, sharing insights about careers in healthcare. 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