Minority Health


African American patients exhibit higher COPD readmission rates » Read full article
Sickle cell, silent strokes, and galvanizing nurses » Read full article
Health care workers at risk » Read full article
World AIDS Day: Getting to Zero » Read full article
Going Bananas Over Potassium Among the many electrolytes, potassium stands out; one nurse educator offers some tips for advocating potassium in practice » Read full article
Advocating Change and Developing Policies in Practice Nurses can make a huge difference in health care practice by participating in policymaking. » Read full article
Mobility limitations in African Americans linked to depressive symptoms » Read full article
Caring for Our Aging Population As the population ages in unprecedented numbers and is living longer than at any other time in history, the field of gerontological nursing is facing big changes with staffing needs and day-to-day practices. » Read full article
PSA: Nursing and self-care » Read full article
When premies grow up » Read full article
Understanding health disparities in Indiana » Read full article
Lunchbox heroes: they don't want candy » Read full article
Health Care Reform One Year Later Last summer saw the historic passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But what is to become of this hotly contested legislation? » Read full article
Class on the water » Read full article
Nurses and Eye Doctors: Teaming Up to Treat the Whole Patient Over 25 million Americans currently have diabetes. Perhaps more troubling is the 18.7% of all non-Hispanic blacks aged 20 years or older who currently have the disease. Fortunately, nurses can help combat this trend by fostering a partnership with optometrists, a key ally in early diabetes detection and prevention. » Read full article
A Proactive Program Teen pregnancy, once a declining problem, is once again on the rise, particularly in minority communities. To combat the trend, one Massachusetts nurse started a program aimed at educating students and parents about teen pregnancy before it occurs. » Read full article
Excellence in Nursing: The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program Five nurses and their mission to improve culturally competent mental health and substance abuse care across the United States » Read full article
Different Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding Linked to Race Why are black women more likely to feed their infants formula than mothers of other races? That's what a recent study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center hopes to determine. » Read full article
Preventing HIV/AIDS in Older African American Women HIV infections are rising at an alarming rate among postmenopausal black women, and clinicians who provide health services need to be educated on their risk behaviors. » Read full article
New Year, New Resources What better way to start 2010 than by resolving to stock your nursing toolbox with a new supply of resources for improving the health of culturally diverse patients and communities » Read full article

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