The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), both agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services, recently agreed to continue their partnership initiative to include American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AIs/ANs) as participants in […]
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America’s racial and ethnic minority groups face major disparities when it comes to accessing quality mental health services, according to a recent report by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. David Satcher. The study, a supplement to the 1999 first-ever Surgeon
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School nurses from across the country are creating innovative programs to teach students and parents about asthma and allergies in their communities. Under the leadership of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and Schering/KEY, NASN’s primary corporate partner, the
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America’s baby boomers are aging at a rapid rate and living up to 15 years longer than their parentsÂ’ generation. This rise in the elderly population is creating a huge need for more nurses to provide elder care in hospitals
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During its Annual Awards Banquet held last September in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) recognized the exceptional accomplishments of nurses working in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Among those honored were minority nurses Shirley Powe Smith, who received the
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Although some progress has been made in recent years, the nursing profession generally remains lacking in both representation by nurses of color and in comprehension of the ethnic minority cultural influences that directly impact the human experience, nursing practice and
The University of Florida (UF) College of Nursing in Gainesville found itself $1,531,000 richer this year after receiving three separate grants to pursue research in cancer, asthma, infant mortality and other health problems that disproportionately affect minorities. From the U.S.
UF College of Nursing Receives Over $1 Million for Minority Health Research Read More »
Poor literacy skills and diabetes have two things in common: They are reaching epidemic levels in the U.S. and they affect minority populations disproportionately. Put diabetes and low literacy together and the result is a recipe for disaster. Patients who
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The most recent Hawaii Diabetes Report, released earlier this year by the Hawaii State Department of Health’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, reveals that this serious disease is a major public health problem in the Aloha State–and it is hitting
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This past January, as part of her acceptance speech after receiving a special HHS Secretary’s Award for her exceptional accomplishments in the field of minority health, Mary Starke Harper, PhD, DSc, RN, FAAN, remarked that she left home against the
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