MFP/ANA e-Newsletter: May 19, 2023

HEALTH DISPARITY RELATED ARTICLES

Protecting Vulnerable Patient Populations from Climate Hazards: A Referral Guide for Health Professionals (opens new window)

A resource intended to inform education and referrals in clinical settings for patients who are vulnerable to climate change’s health impacts, and can be used by health and human services providers to address climate-related threats to their clients’ well-being. Read more (opens new window)

Eliminating Hepatitis B in AAPI Communities (opens new window)

Hepatitis B is the world’s most common, serious liver infection in the world. The FDA Minority Health and Health Equity and Hep B United are committed to eliminating health disparities associated with hepatitis B that impact the health of  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) communities. Learn about these disparities and strategies to improve. Read more (opens new window)

Penn announces new tuition-free program to recruit, train, and deploy nurse practitioners to underserved communities across the U.S. (opens new window)

The University of Pennsylvania today announced the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program, which will recruit and prepare a diverse cadre of expert nurse practitioners to provide primary care to individuals and families in underserved communities across the U.S. Read more (opens new window)

The Criminalization of Black Men’s Mental Health (opens new window)

Jordan Neely wasn’t committing a crime. He was in need of help. In the week since he died after a lethal choke hold inside a New York City subway car, his family has called the statement from the ex-Marine who killed him “a character assassination.” He didn’t know anything about Neely’s mental health history before he decided to police his behavior. Read more (opens new window)

HOTLINE RESOURCES

Stop COVID-19 Xenophobia: Report Asian American Hate crimes due to COVID-19 misinformation (opens new window)

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (opens new window) or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 

The Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (opens new window) provides COVID-19 guidance and resources to assist individuals, providers, communities and sates across the country. The website is updated daily.

The National CLAS Standards

The National CLAS Standards are a set of 15 action steps intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities by providing a blueprint for individuals and health and health care organizations to implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services. View the standards here (opens new window)