Communities Ramp Up Efforts to Address Childhood Obesity
May 31, 2011 | News Release
Twelve communities of color and indigenous nations receive $3 million to improve access to healthy foods and safe places to play.
Cultural, Gender, Racial, Religious and Ethnic Barriers
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Responses to Discrimination and Psychiatric Disorders Among Black, Hispanic, Female, and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
August 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Americans who believe they experienced discrimination in the past year due to race/ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation are much more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders, according to this study of national data.
Healthy Egypt: Egyptian Women
January 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
I approached the customs window and handed the man the piece of paper, as Baba (Dad) instructed. I can barely read my Baba’s handwritten English, let alone his handwritten Arabic, but I knew that the piece of paper told the man behind the window who ...
Domestic Workers in San Francisco Find Their Power
January 12, 2012 | Program Result
Through the Domestic Worker Safety & Dignity project in New Routes to Community Health, Latinas in San Francisco found voice and power.
Somali Group in Minnesota Tackles Tough Issues
January 12, 2012 | Program Result
In Minnesota, as part of New Routes to Community Health, local partners produced radio and TV shows tackling the foremost health concerns of Somali refugees: mental health, sexually transmitted diseases, and relations between teens and parents.
Anadarko UNITY Youth Council: "Healthy Heroes Spread the Word"
March 15, 2011 | Program Result
Healthy Heroes is the Celebrate Native Health project designed by the Anadarko UNITY Youth Council and launched it in 2006.
Men in Nursing are Taking Action to Improve Gender Diversity and Inclusion
October 17, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Introducing “20 x 20: Choose-Nursing” Campaign & Strategic Metrics The AAMN leadership has taken the IOM recommendations seriously by timing and launching a campaign that aims to make 20 percent of nursing student enrollment men by the year 2020.” H ...
A Male Nurse's Experience: "I Have Been Welcomed by Patients"
October 11, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Frequently, I am not referred to as the patient’s nursing student, but as their male nursing student. Individuals still feel the need to make the gender distinction, as if my being a male has any bearing on the care I provide. Furthermore, I am ofte ...
Risk Factors for HIV Disease Progression in a Rural Southwest American Indian Population
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
American Indians with HIV/AIDS die sooner than their White and Hispanic counterparts. This study explored risk-factors for rapid progression of HIV/AIDS within the Navajo nation.
Community Perspectives
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Communities of color and those lacking sufficient socioeconomic resources value good parenting, achievement and upward mobility.