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African American patients exhibit higher COPD readmission rates
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Sickle cell, silent strokes, and galvanizing nurses
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College peer educators fighting the infant mortality battle
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Advocating Change and Developing Policies in Practice
Nurses can make a huge difference in health care practice by participating in policymaking.
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America's Growing Waistline: The Challenge of Obesity
Obesity rates seem to have plateaued—how can nurses jumpstart the downward trend, particularly among minority communities?
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A Quiet Crisis: Racial Disparities and Infant Mortality
The shocking but rarely discussed statistics surrounding infant mortality in the U.S. merit more attention than calm clinical discussion.
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African Americans at greater risk for bedsores in nursing homes
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Lunchbox heroes: they don't want candy
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Health Care Reform One Year Later
Last summer saw the historic passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But what is to become of this hotly contested legislation?
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Minority Pediatric Health
From the neonatal ward to young adults, minority nurses are fighting for the future health of their communities. These nurses are leading innovative new programs and advocating for disparities that exist even for their smallest patients.
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Kidney transplants: does ethnicity affect patients' chances?
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Ethnicity and health outcomes
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Saving nursing homes
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Trust: The Barrier Between Minorities and Clinical Research
Given the major health issues disproportionately affecting minorities, there are life-altering reasons to target such communities for clinical trials and research. But doing so requires combating lingering mistrust, reaching out to neighborhood allies, and even educating yourself.
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African American Men and Prostate Cancer: The Need for Innovative Education
Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed forms of cancer in the United States. When compared with Caucasian males, African American males are diagnosed much later and the mortality rate is 2.4 times higher. Part of the problem is a lack of knowledge in the African American community, but nurses can combat the disparities through creative outreach.
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Diversity: A Public Health Issue
It's no secret that health care professionals must identify, respect, and care about their patients' differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs. Some patients' backgrounds might be similar to those of the care provider and some may be different. It's the differences that cry out for attention.
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Breast Cancer: Finding the Roots of Disparities
Female breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among all races, yet mortality rates differ between ethnicities and early detection numbers falter among minorities. A challenging yet rewarding specialty, oncology nursing puts nurses against such inequalities.
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Late Diagnosis: Autism in Minority Communities
Although autism awareness is growing, research indicates health care for African Americans with autism is lacking. From late diagnosis to misdiagnosis to inadequate resources for autistic adults, these inequalities further stress families already fighting a daily battle.
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Family Support in the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Hispanics
Diabetes is one of the most persistent health disparities affecting Hispanic communities. Fortunately, Hispanic patients rarely face the disease alone, bolstered by their culture of strong family support.
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New federal grants help minority infants in Utah
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