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National Community-Based Health Teams Reflect on Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

A group of public health researchers across the country recently convened to discuss their work and outreach efforts around the coronavirus pandemic in African American and Latino communities, both rural and urban. It’s no secret that COVID-19 has ravaged low-income communities of color at disproportionate rates. As a result, many public health officials are strategizing […]

July 19, 2021

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Marquette University’s College of Education Receives Grant to Strengthen Behavioral Health Workforce

To meet the growing need for child and adolescent clinical mental health counselors, the United States Department of Health and Human Services gifted $980,000 to Marquette University’s College of Education. Through the funding, 62 students in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology will receive internship stipends until 2025 to complete clinical placements in […]

July 19, 2021

Penn State’s College of Nursing Receives Historic $27M Gift

Penn State’s College of Nursing has received a pledged gift of $27.125 million from Ross and Carol Nese, longtime supporters of the college. It is the largest gift ever given to the College of Nursing and the second-largest single commitment to an academic unit in Penn State’s history. In honor of the Neses’ “landmark commitment,” […]

July 19, 2021

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Steve Fund, JED’s Equity in Mental Health Framework Shows Promising Results

Students of color are almost twice as likely to not seek mental health care, compared to White students, according to the Steve Fund, a mental health nonprofit devoted to young people of color, and The Jed Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to preventing suicide. That’s why, in 2017, the two nonprofits provided institutions with a set […]

July 19, 2021

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N.J. To Distribute $30M More in Federal COVID Aid to Colleges and Universities

New Jersey is doling out $30 million more in federal aid to help its colleges and universities recover from the coronavirus pandemic and prepare for the future. The majority of the funding, $28.5 million, will go to nearly three dozen schools that applied to the state’s competitive grant program, “Opportunity Meets Innovation Challenge,” in which the money […]

July 12, 2021

Study Shows 42 Percent of Incoming College Freshmen Say the Pandemic Influenced Their Choice in Major

MILWAUKEE — The pandemic is affecting our college freshmen’s choice of major. Statistics builder Intelligent surveyed more than 1,200 incoming college freshmen. Eleven of them were from Wisconsin. The survey shows 42-percent of incoming freshmen said the pandemic did influence their choice of major. More students are wanting to pursue the legal area, as well as […]

July 12, 2021

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Arizona’s Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools Criticized by Health Experts

PHOENIX – Health experts are concerned that Arizona’s recently approved budget, which bans public schools and universities from enforcing mask mandates and COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students, is endangering public health across the state. In a virtual panel assembled by the Committee to Protect Health Care, a national advocacy organization that aims to “fight for […]

July 12, 2021

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How One California Campus, The Statewide Leader in COVID Aid, Starts Spending Its Millions

Visit the campus health center to see how an unprecedented flow of federal dollars in pandemic relief is being spent at California State University, Northridge. An office has been converted into a state-of-the-art isolation room to test and treat patients possibly infected with the Covid-19 virus or other airborne illnesses. Through a sophisticated ventilation and […]

July 12, 2021

Dr. KMarie King To Become First Black Woman Chair Of Surgery At U.S. Academic Health Center

Black women are shattering glass ceilings and changing the narrative surrounding representation when it comes to leadership in medicine. Dr. KMarie King was recently appointed to serve as the chair of the Department of Surgery and Chief of Surgery at Albany Medical Center, making her the first Black woman to sit at the helm of a surgery division at […]

July 12, 2021

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Want To Fight The Opioid Epidemic In Chicago? A New Program Trains You To Be A Community Health Worker

CHICAGO — Chicagoans who want to help their neighborhood fight the opioid crisis can take part in a new City Colleges program. People who participate in the program will be trained as community health workers to provide care to children and families who have been impacted by opioid and substance use disorders, according to a […]

July 12, 2021

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$1 Million Winner of Oregon’s COVID-19 Vaccination Lottery Is a College Student

Oregon State University student Chloe Zinda said she was in disbelief when she received a text message from the Oregon Health Authority — the first indication that she’d won the state’s $1 million jackpot for getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Zinda, who was at work as a swim instructor, said she showed the text to one of her co-workers […]

July 12, 2021

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Tulane Graduate Medical Programs Put on Probation, Partly Due to Diversity Concerns

Tulane University School of Medicine’s graduate medical education programs were put on probation last week, partly due to diversity and inclusion concerns, WDSU reported. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) notified the school Jul. 2, according to a letter Tulane medical school Dean Dr. Lee Hamm sent to faculty and students. The change […]

July 8, 2021

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Telehealth Provider Launches Basic Needs Support Connecting Service for Community College Students

Higher ed telehealth provider TimelyMD is launching a service this fall so that community college students have access to affordable support programs for basic needs. Such basic needs include medical and mental health care, food, housing, childcare, transportation and bill pay. The service will connect students to free or reduced-cost support programs for these needs. […]

July 7, 2021

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This Professor Introduces Women to STEM By Bridging Engineering and Health Care

Currently, women represent 15–18% of the STEM workforce but 85% of the health care field. As the director of Florida Poly’s Health Systems Engineering program, Dr. Grisselle Centeno hopes to encourage more women to opt for STEM careers by developing a bridge between health care and engineering.

July 7, 2021

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Students, Nonprofits Work to End Period Poverty on Campuses Nationwide

In March, a group gathered in the middle of Lincoln University’s student union area for a celebration, complete with balloons, music, photo opportunities and appearances made by the university’s king and queen. The occasion? A “period pop-up shop,” in which tampons, pads and other sanitary products were handed out as casually as party favors.

July 2, 2021

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Business Execs Create Nurse Aid Scholars Program at Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Carolinas College of Health Sciences is partnering with Charlotte business execs Todd and Janelle Collins of Red Hill Ventures to create a nurse aide education program meant to remove barriers, especially for students of color, Q City Metro reported. The Collins duo created the Todd and Janelle Collins Nurse Aide Scholars Program. “The nurse’s aide […]

July 2, 2021

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Pace University Receives Nearly $2 Million Grant to Encourage Minorities to Pursue Careers in Nursing

Pace University’s College of Health Professions has received nearly $2 million to increase opportunities and retention for minorities in nursing, according to Pace officials. The Nursing Workforce Diversity four-year grant – funded through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – is meant to increase educational opportunities and retention for first-gen college students from underrepresented ethnic and […]

July 2, 2021

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UI Assistant Professor Martha Carvour Launches Health Equity Projects

Martha Carvour, assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, received funding from the University of Iowa to launch campus and community-wide projects that aim to alleviate inequities in health care. “This is a really critically important time to think about health equity,” Carvour said. “The COVID pandemic has highlighted a lot of long-standing inequities […]

June 28, 2021

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