Each week a quote is shared for your consideration. Some quotes might offer comfort, hope, a challenge, a chuckle, or inspiration. You may or may not agree with the quote, but it is offered simply to help you reflect and ponder.
It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story.
— Native American proverb
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
Resources that American Indian and Alaska Native communities can use to promote mental wellness (opens new window)
The Tribal Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center offers TTA on mental and substance use disorders, suicide prevention, and mental health promotion using the Strategic Cultural Framework. Find organizations, articles, and other resources that American Indian and Alaska Native communities can use to promote mental wellness. Read more (opens new window)
Over 20 Years, Barriers to Health Care Increased for Blacks, Latinos (opens new window)
A study found that over the course of about 20 years, barriers to health care unrelated to insurance coverage have increased for all populations but particularly for racial and ethnic minorities. Read more (opens new window)
Health Screenings Every African American Man Should Know (opens new window)
Did you know African American men are at higher risk for many health issues? This free download includes numbers and screenings to help African American men keep their health in check. Read more (opens new window)
Tobacco Companies Pushed Deadly Menthol Products on Black Smokers. That Could End Soon (opens new window)
Newports, Kools, Camels. Menthol cigarette brands like these have gone unregulated for over a decade, even as other flavored cigarettes have been banned from the market for their addictive qualities. In turn, Black folks — who were targeted by tobacco companies to use menthol products — suffer from cigarette addiction and premature death at staggering rates. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Congratulations to Charlotte Nwogwugwu, DrPH, MPH, MSN, HIVPCP, CPH-BC, on her manuscript, "Intimate Partner Violence, Partner Risk and Depression as a Predictor for PrEP uptake Among African American Women in the United States," being accepted and published in the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) Journal. Dr. Nwogwugwu also gave birth to her third child, a son, Patrick, on August 9th 2022, weighing 8 lbs., 11 oz. Both Mom and baby report “doing well and feeling great."
Save-the-Date! The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at ANA 2023 Intensive Training Institute is scheduled for June 22-25, 2023 in Washington, DC!
Missed an episode from
season 2? Click
here (opens new window) to get caught up!
Mental Health Trailblazers – Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up! is the MFP/ANA podcast featuring the groundbreaking journeys of BIPOC psychiatric mental health nurses, in their quest to meet the urgent and unmet needs of under-represented communities in America.
The following webinars may be of interest to you:
• National Institute of Mental Health: Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: "Health Equity Workshop Series Part 2: Practical Steps for Application"
About MFP
Funding for the MFP e-Newsletter was made possible (in part) by Grant Number 1H79SM080386-05 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.
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