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The MFP is an initiative staffed by ANA with funding from SAMHSA, making fellowships available to ethnic and racial psychiatric nursing students who are enrolled full time in an accredited master’s/doctoral nursing program.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
This week’s recommended Health and Wellness Activity
HEALTH DISPARITY RELATED ARTICLES
Equity vs. Equality: What's the Difference? Here's How Experts Explain It (opens new window)
Equity and equality. You've heard both terms. You know they have something to do with fairness. Your workplace might have talks about "diversity, equity, and inclusion." You might have heard about the concept of health equity. But what exactly do they mean, and how are they different? Here's how experts explain Read More (opens new window)
Culturally Specific Health Behaviors and Activities May Improve the Health of Native Americans, Report Researchers. (opens new window)
Stress, trauma, and racism occur at high rates within Indigenous communities and have not been explored as potential contributors to cardiometabolic disease (CMD). But new research examines this link and found increasing evidence that culturally specific health behaviors and activities can lessen the negative effects of these stressors. Read More (opens new window)
Disparities in Respiratory Health Have Persisted or Widened in the U.S. in the Last 60 years, New Research Shows (opens new window)
Socioeconomic disparities in respiratory health and smoking prevalence have not only persisted during the last six decades, but in some cases they’ve gotten wider, according to a new study Read More (opens new window)
Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations Race/Ethnicity (opens new window)
The CDC reports demographic characteristics, including race/ethnicity, of people receiving COVID-19 vaccinations at the national level. As of June 07, 2021, CDC reported that race/ethnicity was known for 57% of people who had received at least one dose of Read More (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Dr. Dawn Bounds will be honored with the Nursing Research Award at the 38th annual Athalie R. Clarke Achievement Awards Ceremony. Her research centers around creating interventions to support adolescents who have had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their caregivers, particularly those with minimal resources and Read More (opens new window)
New employment opportunities have been posted to the MFP/ANA website!
Save the date!
The MFP/ANA Virtual Intensive Summer Institute is August 19-21, 2021. The theme is "Advancing Behavioral Health Equity among Racial and Ethnic Minority and Indigenous Populations."
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