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A Lifetime’s Work
From conducting research that led to a cure for scarlet fever to being a founding member of the National Black Nurses Association, Mattiedna Johnson has had a knack for making history.
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Health and Medical Scholars Program Aids Minority Nurses
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/The College Fund Health and Medical Scholars Program are helping the next generation of nurses from minority communities reach their dreams.
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Completing the Circle
America’s unprecedented multiculturalism is creating an urgent need for culturally competent end-of-life care—and for the cultural sensitivity that minority nurses can contribute.
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Senior Citizens At Risk for Untreated Asthma
Many elderly people have moderate or severe asthma that has been underdiagnosed or undertreated, according to a recent study by Johns Hopkins University.
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UAB Receives Grant to Study Diabetes Self-Care Among Black, Caucasian Teens
The National Institute of Nursing Research has given the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) a four-year, $1.3 million grant to study how parents should encourage responsible self-care in adolescents with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
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Philippine Nurse Receives First DAISY Award in Neuroscience
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and The Foundation for the Elimination of Diseases Attacking the Immune System (DAISY) recently honored Cedars-Sinai’s neuroscience nursing staff with the inauguration of the hospital’s DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses program.
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UAB Receives Grant to Study Diabetes Self-Care Among Black, Caucasian Teens
The National Institute of Nursing Research has given the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) a four-year, $1.3 million grant to study how parents should encourage responsible self-care in adolescents with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
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African-American Women, Medicaid Moms, Receive Fewer Anesthesia Options
Ethnicity and insurance coverage may determine the kind of anesthesia a woman receives during labor, according to a recent study at the University of New York at Buffalo.
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Overweight Characters on TV Shows Popular with African Americans
A new study released by the University of Chicago Children’s Hospital finds TV shows geared toward African-American audiences have more overweight characters and 60% more food commercials than shows that attract a general audience.
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Mobile Mammograms Serve AI/NA Women
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently launched a new digital mammography unit, the Mobile Breast Care Center (MBCC), which will improve access to mammography services for American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women.
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African Americans Missing Out on Stroke Treatment
African-American men and women, who are at a greater risk for strokes and are more likely to die from them than any other racial or ethnic group, face a racial gap in receiving new stroke treatments, according to studies by the American Heart Association.
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United We Stand
Minority representation in nursing unions is on the rise. But is joining a union right for you?
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Scholarships, Fellowships, Loans, Oh My!
Many options are available to help minority students meet the challenge of financing their nursing education. The key is knowing where—and how—to find them.
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Ever Upward
An innovative online college offers as unusual solution to the nursing shortage: helping minority medical technicians, LPNs and others move up to RN careers.
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On the Front Lines of Diversity
A career in health care diversity management can help minority nurses move into leadership roles while fighting for equal opportunity.
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Taking the Initiative
By breaking down cultural barriers to health care and providing preventive education, nurses of color are helping to close minority health disparity gaps one patient at a time.
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Jump-Starting Research Careers
A National Institutes of Health program helps future minority nurse researchers gain valuable experience while still in nursing school.
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Creating a Sacred Space
Nurses who work with minority populations must learn to balance technology with spirituality.
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Equality First
Erma Willis-Alford wasn’t trying to be a civil rights hero when she applied for a job at an all-white Oklahoma hospital in 1966. Yet her barrier-breaking presence became a catalyst for change, not just at the hospital but in the community.
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