In 1985, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health, a landmark eight-volume report documenting the extent of health disparities affecting Americans of color and recommending […]
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The federal Office of Minority Health (OMH) calls it one of the most serious but frequently neglected minority health disparities in the United States: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (APIs) have the highest rates of chronic hepatitis
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Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, and her colleagues are conducting a study to explore ethnic differences in midlife women’s attitudes toward physical activity. You are eligible to participate in
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When listening to Valerie Fong, M.S.N., R.N., speak, it does not take long to recognize how committed she is to her journey to improve the care experience for both clinicians and patients. In a 2006 issue of Minority Nurse, a
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In the Fall 2009 issue of Minority Nurse, we published “Preventing Premature Birth Disparities,” an article written by Monique Blair, BSN, and Carol Eliadi, EdD, JD, APRN. The article examined the growing crisis of high preterm birth rates in women
Preventing Premature Birth Disparities–A Reader Responds Read More »
For over 30 years, the Rutgers College of Nursing Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) has provided access to under-represented students into the field of Nursing. EOF provides academic, financial, and counseling services to first-generation students who have academic potential, but may
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Have you ever been passed over for a promotion because of your race or ethnicity, even though you met all other qualifications for the job? Do you feel that nurses of color continue to face substantial personal and professional barriers
Racism in the Nursing Workplace Still a Persistent Problem Read More »
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scare of fall 2001, American nurses can no longer observe a troubled world and reassure themselves that terrorism won’t happen here. But they can be prepared to respond
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Can we talk? When it comes to finding the financial support to pay for a quality education in nursing–whether at the undergraduate or graduate level–nothing works like talking. Potential sources of funding are many and they are often just a
Scholarships, Fellowships, Loans, Oh My! Read More »
Little Joey (not his real name) was blue–literally. Born with a heart defect that left him breathless, he couldn’t climb the stairs or run around the playground at his Dallas school with the other children. But a team of professionals,
