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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. |
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8 Diabetes News Briefs that Nurses Need to Know About |
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Act Against AIDS is a five-year national communication campaign targeted specifically to the minority populations most severely affected by AIDS disparities. |
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Do you know a nurse whose exceptional dedication, service and innovation truly exemplifies what excellence in nursing is all about? Consider nominating him or her for the 2009 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Awards! |
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Meet Minority Nurse’s 2008 Scholarship Winners! |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons are 50% to 200% more likely to smoke than the rest of the population, according to the National LGBT Tobacco Control Network. |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as two million people in this country are living with chronic hepatitis B, and over half of them are Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (APIs). |
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Nurses can help reduce this tragic disparity by educating minority parents, families and communities about proven “safe sleep” techniques for decreasing SIDS risk. |
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A recent study by researchers at St. Louis University School of Medicine suggests that accentuating the positive can make a big difference when it comes to educating African Americans about the importance of cancer screening and early detection. |
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What better way for a national health care organization to commemorate Black History Month than by honoring the historical contributions of African American nurses? |
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