When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
― Audre Lorde
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
U.S. burden of Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias to double by 2060 (opens new window)
Among people ages 65 and older, African Americans have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (13.8 percent), followed by Hispanics (12.2 percent), and non-Hispanic whites (10.3 percent), American Indian and Alaska Natives (9.1 percent), and Asian and Pacific Islanders (8.4 percent). By 2060, the researchers estimate there will be 3.2 million Hispanics and 2.2 million African Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The increases are a result of fewer people dying from other chronic diseases and surviving into older adulthood when the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias increases. Read more (opens new window)
LGBTQ Inclusivity in Schools: A Self-Assessment Tool (opens new window)
Tool to assist schools and districts in addressing the health and academic needs of LGBTQ students, this self-assessment tool was created to help school and district staff understand current policies, programs, and practices that may contribute to safe, inclusive environments where all youth can be successful. Within the context of this inclusivity self-assessment tool, school and district staff may include... Read more (opens new window)
Latino Chicagoans’ Life Expectancy Has Dropped 7 Years Since 2012 — The Steepest Decline In The City (opens new window)
In 2012, the life expectancy for Latino residents was 83.1 years; but that’s fallen to 75.9 years as of 2020. This has been fueled by barriers to health care, living in food deserts and dealing with stress and instability, experts said. Read more (opens new window)
Health disparities drive Ute Mountain Ute plan for new grocery store, workforce center (opens new window)
To help reduce high rates of diabetes and obesity, tribe leaders are working to raise $12 million by 2024 to help build the new community enterprise. In Towaoc, capital of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, there are about 347 households and no place within 15 miles to shop for fresh, healthy food. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
MFP alumna, current National Advisory Committee member, and Assistant Professor at Ohio State University School of Nursing Kathy Wright, PhD, RN, shares her contributions to transforming health and improving lives locally, nationally, and globally through holistic health in Ohio State University’s online magazine, “Transformations in Nursing and Health!”
Read more (opens new window)Congratulations to MFP alumna and former National Advisory Committee member Vicki Hines-Martin, PhD, RN, CS, on being honored for her dedication to research and education during the 3rd annual gala of the KYANNA Black Nurses Association of Louisville, KY on June 4, 2022.
Congratulations to MFP alumna Michelle DeCoux Hampton RN, PhD, on starting a new position as Director of Academic Nursing and Patient Care Research at Stanford Health Care!
Season 2, episode 5 of “Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up!” is available at emfp.org/news/mental-health-trailblazers-podcast.
Episode 5 isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions. This week, our host, Indrias Kassaye, digs into the life and research of the forward-thinking Duke University School of Nursing PhD candidate, Lisvel Matos. Ms. Matos went from being a high school dropout to becoming a PhD candidate at one of the leading universities in the world. She aspires to be a leader in nursing science with a focus on the reduction of Latinx sexual and reproductive health disparities.
The SAMHSA MFP/ANA 2022 Intensive Training Institute is scheduled for July 21-24, 2022 in Washington, DC. This year's theme is
Building a Minority Workforce: A Call to Action for Addressing Health Disparities and Creating Health Equity.
Learn more and register today at emfp.org.
The following upcoming events may be of interest to you:
• BC Patient Safety and Quality Council
"Indigenous Self-Determination and Equity in Diabetes"
• Minority Health in NJ
"Access, Care and Quality for the Black Immigrant Community"
About MFP
Funding for the MFP e-Newsletter was made possible (in part) by Grant Number 1H79SM080386-04 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.
