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Health
Interview with Kimberly Garrison: Doctor wrote the book on African-American health
MICHELLE GOURDINE is on a mission to educate, engage and empower African-Americans to exceptional health and well-being.
April 17, 2011
Health
Vitamin D may Counteract High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among African-Americans
Supplementation with Vitamin D may be particularly beneficial for overweight African-American adults.
April 17, 2011
Health
Minorities born with heart defects at higher risk of dying in early childhood than whites
Non-Hispanic black infants born with heart defects are more likely to die within the first five years of life than their non-Hispanic white and Hispanic peers.
April 17, 2011
Wendy Nembhard, University of South Florida
Health
Making Health Care Disparities Worse
Existing disparities in health care based on social status, income, and race can only become worse with budget cuts to social programs.
April 17, 2011
Health
Racial Disparities Remain for Health Care for Vets
Despite reduced gaps in care provided to black and white US Veterans, major disparities persist in control of cholesterol, diabetes and hypertension.
April 17, 2011
Health
Grant helps attract underprivileged students to nursing careers
High school students in Washington State’s poorest legislative district get introduced to nursing careers, thanks to a new diversity grant from the federal Health Resources Service Administration.
April 17, 2011
Health
SLU Alum leads nursing school to diversity
Under Dean Teri A. Murray’s leadership, the School of Nursing recently received a $1 million grant to increase the student minority population, currently at 16 percent.
April 17, 2011
Health
The State Of Health In Black America
When it comes to their health, too many African Americans are operating on the basis of the notion that it is better to not know.
April 11, 2011
Health
New U.S. Plan to Improve Health Care for Minorities
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released what it’s calling the most comprehensive action plan and strategy yet to expand health care access and improve minority health.
April 11, 2011
STEM
Americans Like Their Health Care, But Think The System Stinks
Fifty-five percent of adults surveyed gave the U.S. health care system a C or D, when asked to assign it a grade. Eleven percent gave it an F.
April 11, 2011
Health
The Future of Nursing
Healthcare is facing unprecedented challenges, and nurses must play a major role in meeting them
April 11, 2011
HBCUs
Georgia Department of Community Health and the Black AIDS Institute Bring “Greater Than AIDS” HBCU Testing Tour to Georgia
The Georgia Department of Health and the Black AIDS Institute have partnered to present the Georgia>AIDS HBCU Testing Tour.
April 11, 2011
Community Colleges
Report Suggests Associate’s Degrees in Nursing Are Sufficient for Employment in the Field
AACC report finds no significant differences between competencies of nurses with bachelor’s degrees vs those with associate’s degrees.
April 4, 2011
Jemima Pierre-Jacques
Faculty & Staff
National League for Nursing’s 2011 Education Summit to Focus on Future of Nursing
This year’s summit will focus on the much heralded recommendations contained in “The Future of Nursing,” a report issued last fall by the Institute of Medicine, based on work done by the Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing.
April 4, 2011
Health
Are Mississippi’s HIV/AIDS Policies Making the Epidemic Worse for Black People?
Human Rights Watch found that the state’s failure to support sorely needed AIDS programs is negatively impacting the African-American community.
April 4, 2011
LGBTQ+
Report: Study of gay, transgender health needed
Scientists only recently learned how certain diseases affect women differently than men, and blacks differently than whites. Now a major new report says it’s time to study the unique health needs of gay and transgender people, too.
April 4, 2011
Health
Aetna Announces Funding for Research Projects Aimed at Reducing Infant Mortality Among African-Americans
Aetna and the Aetna Foundation today announced funding in support of three research projects aimed at driving down rates of infant mortality among African-American newborns, who are more than twice as likely to die in their first year as white infants.
April 4, 2011
Health Care
Health
Nutrition class teaches South L.A. women to put health first
A nutrition class launched by the National Urban League is helping South Los Angeles women make healthier nutritional choices.
March 28, 2011
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