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Stop Excluding People of Color in Environmental Policies

May 7, 2020 admin 0

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.– NNPA NEWSWIRE Protecting the environment should be about protecting people, regardless of the color of their skin, their ethnicity or race, where they live or how much money they make. The fight to save […]

COVID Exposes How Blacks are in Danger in Medical Facilities: Why Family Advocates are Needed

May 4, 2020 admin 0

By Annette M. Alston My mother prays every day that my father who has been in and out of the hospital over the past few years, won’t have to suddenly go into the hospital during this COVID-19 pandemic. We know […]

National Black Nurses Association and the Black Nurses Association, Miami Celebrate National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2020 with Free Webinar: COVID-19 & Mental Health Consequences

May 1, 2020 admin 0

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges and aggravated existing obstacles to mental health care and well-being. There are multifaceted issues surrounding the pandemic and therefore, nurses nationwide are grappling with an elevated level of overall stress and anxiety. […]

The Greater New York City Black Nurses Association Zoom Town Hall, Wednesday, April 29th at 8 p.m. featuring U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Lauren Underwood.

April 29, 2020 admin 0

By Greater New York City Black Nurses Association, Inc. Presents: PART 2: Voices from the Front Lines: The State of Nursing during COVID-19 DATE: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 TIME: 8 PM – 10:00 PM EST Web Zoom Link: https://liu.zoom.us/j/3340892781 Phone: […]

Resources from NIH

April 28, 2020 admin 0

Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients (Grants & Funding) COVID-19 Social Media Resources Clinical Trials Related to COVID-19 Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov Coping with the Collision of Public Health Crises: COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders The Challenge of Tracking COVID-19’s Stealthy Spread (NIH […]

New study links severe sleep apnea to higher blood glucose levels in African Americans

April 28, 2020 admin 0

By National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Suggests that targeting sleep may help prevent diabetes and improve treatment African Americans with severe sleep apnea and other adverse sleep patterns are much more likely to have high blood glucose levels —a risk […]

The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on the Black Community

April 24, 2020 admin Comments Off

By National Black Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland) April 23, 2020 – The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), the largest association of professional Black nurses in the country across all specialties, today called for policymakers, professional healthcare organizations and health […]

Rockville Pulmonary Care Physician Says More Actions Need to Be Taken to Protect African Americans Against the Coronavirus

April 23, 2020 admin Comments Off

“Or Multiple Deaths Will Continue to Occur” Rockville, MD – A Rockville pulmonary and critical care medicine consultant and physician said more actions need to be taken immediately to protect African Americans against the coronavirus “or multiple deaths will continue to […]

DIY Cloth Face Covering Instructions

April 20, 2020 admin Comments Off

By CDC Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based […]

Giving VOICE to Nurses on the Front Lines in the Fight Against the Coronavirus

April 16, 2020 admin Comments Off

By National Black Nurses Association, Inc. On Thursday, April 9, 2020, the Greater New York City Chapter of the National Black Nurses Association, Inc., held a special program entitled, “VOICES from the Front Line: A Virtual Town Hall on the […]

In Her Own Words: Ericka Gibson’s 21-Day Diary of How COVID 19 Nearly Destroyed Her Family

April 9, 2020 admin Comments Off

By TriceEdneyWire.com Last year at this time, Ericka and Dwight Gibson of Charlotte, N.C. were living their dream life together. A happy marriage with three daughters – a 9-year-old inspiring writer in grade school; a 16-year-old studying in Spain; […]

Choosing Our Victories in Dynamic (C.O.V.I.D.)–Times: A Mental Wellness Perspective

April 8, 2020 admin Comments Off

By Deirdre L. Jones-Lowman March 2020 was a time of transformation and stillness. The societal playing field has been leveled by COVID-19. Almost everyone is in the same place: spiritually, physically, economically, and feeling financially and emotionally vulnerable. For me, […]

Greater New York City Black Nurses Association Virtual Townhall on Nursing during COVID-19

April 8, 2020 admin Comments Off

VOICES: A Virtual Town Hall on the State of Nursing during Covid-19 DATE: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 TIME: 8 PM – 9:30 PM EST Web Zoom Link: https://liu.zoom.us/j/3340892781 Phone: +16468769923, 3340892781#

National Black Nurses Association, Inc. Update on the 2020 Pandemic: COVID-19 and NBNA Resilience

April 6, 2020 admin Comments Off

By Dr. Martha A. Dawson, RN, FACHE As our nation grapples with the effects of the current national health crisis,I say thank you to the entire NBNA family for doing what you do best: CARING. You are self-organizing and showing […]

Symptoms of Coronavirus

April 1, 2020 admin Comments Off

Watch for symptoms Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure (based on the incubation period of MERS-CoV viruses). Fever Cough Shortness of […]

Help For You And Yours-A Message From Dr Ro

March 29, 2020 admin Comments Off

By Dr. Ro While the world seems to be upside down and you may not know what to do in these rapidly changing times be reminded that you’re going to make it through this. And since you are YOU are […]