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Health: Page 110
Nursing
A Nurse Aims to Heal More Residents of Rural Georgia—But This Time From the State Legislature
LEARY, Ga.—Joyce Barlow had barely warmed her pew seat at Mt. Zion Baptist Church before having to deal with health scares affecting two members of the congregation. She had just delivered her campaign speech when the holy ghost filled one of the deaconesses. The woman began shouting and convulsing. A couple of . church members […]
Policies
UAB to host seventh Innovations in Wellness conference
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will host the 2018 Innovations in Wellness conference Friday, Dec. 7, at the Birmingham DoubleTree hotel. This event features speakers’ providing insight and best practices for an array of topics, such as health disparities and health literacy, the opioid crisis, the undermanaged impact of employee obesity, and the value […]
Policies
Exit polls show healthcare is the biggest issue for voters — and that could be a good sign for Democrats
Healthcare was the driving issue for many Americans in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to early exit polls, and the focus could be a good sign for Democrats. According to early exit polls, healthcare was the most important issue for a plurality of voters in the midterms. An exit poll conducted by CNN, NBC, and other […]
Blogs/Opinion
Publicly Financed Care is a Needed Baseline for Health
The Nov. 5 editorial regarding health care calls for the community to invest in the social determinants of health. The old standard of letting the free market take care of it is not working for the public good in a number of areas. The market is not providing the health care our community needs. If […]
Policies
Changing the Culture: University, Faculty and Graduate Student Responsibility to Prioritize Student Mental Health
Mental health is important for success in higher education, yet many graduate students struggle with the maintenance of their well-being. An eye-opening 2018 study shows that graduate students are six times more likely to experience anxiety and depression than the general population. This study also noted gender disparities with over 55 percent of transgender graduate […]
Nursing
Nine SIUE faculty are finalists for March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards
EDWARDSVILLE – Nine Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SIUE SON) faculty are among the finalists for the March of Dimes’ seventh annual Nurse of the Year Award. The event is Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel. The March of Dimes will present awards across 20 disciplines to nurses who […]
Other News
Tackling mental health stigmas among Black Americans
Men of some minority races are statistically less likely seek help for their mental health than women and Caucasians, a 2015 study shows. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), only 6.6 percent of black men report having sought mental health services compared to 11.3 percent of their white counterparts and 10.3 percent […]
Other News
Study: Lesbian Women Less Likely to Report Receiving Birth Control Prescription or Counseling
According to a new study that used data from the National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2015, lesbian women were less likely to report receiving a birth control prescription or birth control counseling compared with heterosexual women. However, they were more likely to report having received sexually transmitted infection (STI) counseling, testing, or treatment, after adjusting […]
Students
Changing the Culture: University, Faculty and Graduate Student Responsibility to Prioritize Student Mental Health
Mental health is important for success in higher education, yet many graduate students struggle with the maintenance of their well-being. An eye-opening 2018 study shows that graduate students are six times more likely to experience anxiety and depression than the general population.
Disparities
Social Stigma Worsens Mental Health With Autism
Stress related to social stigma may contribute to why people with autism experience more mental health problems than the general population, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Society and Mental Health. Monique Botha and David M. Frost, Ph.D., both from the University of Surrey in Guildford, U.K., and colleagues assessed the utility […]
Disparities
Low income explains poorer survival after a heart attack more than race, study finds
The deep divide between the health of black and white Americans has a long and painful history, drawing the attention of scholars from W.E.B. Du Bois in the late 19th century to public health researchers today who track seemingly intractable differences in health, medical treatment, life expectancy, and death. Read More
Nursing
DACA Policy Bans Nursing Student From Taking The NCLEX
You’ve known you wanted to be a nurse for your entire life and you’ve spent the last six years working 2-3 jobs in order to pay for nursing school. You’ve spent countless hours studying, hoping, and praying for the moment you would be able to give back to the family who sacrificed so much to […]
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