I am different, not less.
— Temple Grandin
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
Disaggregating Race/Ethnicity Data Categories: Criticisms, Dangers, And Opposing Viewpoints (opens new window)
Conducting health equity research relies on complete, accurate information about race and ethnicity. However, data quality issues, including race/ethnicity misclassification and data incompleteness, remain challenges. Disaggregating the standard minimum US federal race (American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White) and ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino) categories into smaller groups may reduce missing data on questionnaires, uncover health inequities, and allow appropriate allocation of resources to meet community needs. Read more (opens new window)
Scientists find racial and ethnic disparities in use of pediatric acute asthma care (opens new window)
Black children with asthma accessed community health centers (CHCs) less than white children, while Latino children (who prefer to speak either English or Spanish) were more likely to visit CHCs for acute, chronic, and preventive care overall, according to a new, large study. The pattern of low clinic utilization by Black children was accompanied by more frequent emergency department visits compared to the other groups. The difference in utilization at the CHC level suggests there are other factors beyond affordability influencing disparities in health care utilization. The study, published in Annals of Family Medicine, was largely supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health. Read more (opens new window)
Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over for Black Americans, report warns (opens new window)
A searing report released Tuesday by the Black Coalition Against COVID details the immense toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken — and continues to take — on Black communities, and calls for continued vigilance and action to prevent further losses even as the rest of the nation is eager to move on. Read more (opens new window)
Find a Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) funded health center near you (opens new window)
HRSA-funded health centers deliver high-quality primary health care to people who are uninsured or face other obstacles to receiving healthcare. Services are available to all, regardless of a person’s ability to pay. Find a HRSA health center near you. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at ANA is proud to highlight twenty MFP/ANA women trailblazers during Women's Herstory Month 2022. This week we recognize...
Read more (opens new window)Dr. Kalisha Bonds Johnson is scheduled to be among expert interdisciplinary panel to discuss and answer questions related to living with and caring for dementia from 9:00AM-10:30AM CST on Monday, April 18, 2022. Learn more and register
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This MFP/ANA educational offering is scheduled for July 19-20, in Washington, DC. The link to register is is forthcoming.
Premieres Monday, April 11th, 2022. Host Indrias Kassaye welcomes you to partake in Season Two of the "Mental Health Trailblazers: Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up!" podcast. The Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association’s podcast highlights the innovative explorations of black, indigenous and other peoples of color, nurse practitioners and researchers in their pursuit to meet the urgent and often unrecognized psychiatric and mental health needs of minority communities in America and worldwide.
Missed the MFP/ANA Virtual Intensive Summer Institute? Check out the schedule-of-events, bios of speakers and moderators, and view all the recorded sessions here: emfp.org/library/continuing-education/mfp-2021-virtual-intensive-summer-institute (opens new window)
About MFP
Funding for the MFP e-Newsletter was made possible (in part) by Grant Number 1H79SM080386-04 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written training materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
(opens new window)The MFP plays crucial roles in (a) encouraging students of all ethnic minorities to enter master’s and doctoral programs in behavioral health nursing, and (b) supporting them with fellowships during their studies. Learn more and apply by April 30, 2022 at apply.emfp.org (opens new window).