There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it
—Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
This week’s recommended Health and Wellness Activity
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Upcoming Meharry Medical College Division of Public Health Practice Educational Offering (opens new window): Linking Lived Experience to Health Outcomes in Sexual and Gender Minorities.
February 7, 2022 at 12:00pm/EST. Registration is required. Click here (opens new window).
MFP/ANA Podcast: Mental Health Trailblazers – Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up
Hear the groundbreaking journeys of black, indigenous and other peoples of color, psychiatric and mental health nurses, in their quest to meet the urgent and unmet needs of minority communities in America. Listen to Season one here (opens new window).
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
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 at apply.emfp.org. 
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