MFP/ANA e-Newsletter: May 6, 2022

HEALTH DISPARITY RELATED ARTICLES

What Nurses Can Teach Us About Health Equity (opens new window)

In Manhattan’s financial district, the average resident can expect to live until the age of 85. In East Harlem, life expectancy is only 76 years. Ten stops on the subway and a nine-year drop. That’s what Jasmine Travers, a nurse and New York University assistant professor, told me when we talked recently about the importance of digging out the root causes of health disparities. Read more (opens new window)

The Color of Care from Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey (Full Episode) | Smithsonian Channel (opens new window)

COVID-19 cast a grim light on an even larger pandemic that has long plagued America’s healthcare system: a history of unequal treatment of patients based on their race. These health disparities were identified as a crisis in 2003, but little has been done since. Read more (opens new window)

Exploring Barriers to Access Prenatal Care Among Indigenous Mexican and Guatemalan Women in Washington State (opens new window)

Migrant and seasonal agricultural workers including indigenous women who are not of Hispanic descent face many barriers to access prenatal care. We conducted a survey in Spanish and three indigenous languages—Mixteco, Triqui, and Awakateko—to explore knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding prenatal care among 82 female agricultural workers residing in the state of Washington. Our findings highlight the importance of collecting disaggregated data from different indigenous communities and of providing indigenous language support.  Read more (opens new window)

A Qualitative Study Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators for Maintaining Oral Health and Using Dental Service in People with Severe Mental Illness: Perspectives from Service Users and Service Providers (opens new window)

People with severe mental illness suffer from a high burden of oral diseases, which can negatively impact their physical and mental well-being. Despite the high burden, they are less likely to engage in oral health care including accessing dental services. We aimed to identify both the service users’ and service providers’ perspective on the barriers and facilitators for maintaining oral health and dental service use in people with severe mental illness. Read more (opens new window)

Latest COVID-19 Coverage (opens new window) - Becker's Hospital Review (opens new window) (Updated Weekly)

Becker's Healthcare has consolidated its most essential news and editorial content about COVID-19 here for readers for ease of reference. Read more (opens new window)