Forget the mistake. Remember the lesson.
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
Discrimination, Stress Linked to Poorer Heart Health in Transgender, Gender-Diverse Adults (opens new window)
The stress of experiencing discrimination — including transphobia, violence and public policies specifically targeting transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people — is linked to higher rates of heart disease among the TGD population, read more (opens new window)
Black and Latino Communities Often Have Low Vaccination Rates – but Blaming Vaccine Hesitancy Misses the Mark (opens new window)
Many blame the relatively lower vaccination rates in communities of color on “vaccine hesitancy.” But this label overlooks persistent barriers to access and lumps together the varied reasons people have for refraining from vaccination, read more (opens new window)
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Resources (opens new window)
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the United States, 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 r (opens new window)ead more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Registration is open!
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."
Registration closes August 5, 2021. If you haven’t received an invitation to register, check your spam/junk mail for an email from anamfp@mcievents.com.
View our draft Schedule of Events at emfp.org/library/continuing-education/mfp-2021-virtual-intensive-summer-institute
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