Creating inclusive health care
Senior women of minority status continue to face disparities in health care, according to a year-long study in Peel Region commissioned by Status of Women Canada.
The findings of the research project determine that women of colour aged 55 and older are not receiving the quality of care they feel is acceptable.
Faced with language barriers (including confusing medical diagnoses), oppression (racism and ageism) and a lack of local support networks to help guide them through the system, this demographic has come together to advocate for a more fluent relationship between patient and health care provider.
And, they are looking to local service providers, policy makers and members of the community to step in as a liaison ..... Full Story
| President Obama’s budget blueprint outlines more on his ideas for health care, including cancer research and addressing the nursing shortage. Below are some more highlights to add on to what we offered this morning.
The blueprint also listed some broad principles Obama plans to follow on health care. They include putting the U.S. “on a clear path” to universal health coverage; guaranteeing that people have a choice of health plans and doctors; cutting coverage denials because of pre-existing conditions; cutting high administrative costs; investing in preventive care; and improving patient safety and quality care.
Food and Drug Administration: There’s more than $1 billion for FDA food-safety oversight, in the wake of the big peanut-butter salmonella outbreak that put a spotlight on inspection gaps ..... Full Story
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| The faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) has its finger on the pulse of health and illness and its mind on the health of people of all ages in Baltimore, across the country, and around the world. At the research bench and the clinical bedside, the work is grounded in core nursing principles of evidence-based caregiving tempered by heart and compassion, and in the public health values of prevention and early intervention.
The Ultimate Act of Love: Living Organ Donation—In the U.S. today, over 98,000 people of all ages are waiting to receive a donated liver, kidney, heart, or other organ to give them a second chance at life. The good news is that organ donation is on the rise, though need still far outstrips demand, particularly among minority populations whose donation rates remain below the national average .....Full Story
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COLUMBIA, MO (2009-02-25) Racial and ethnic health disparities are increasing in Missouri. A number of state healthcare leaders gathered Tuesday on MU's campus to discuss the issue, and are saying not enough is being done to address the disturbing trend.
Will Ross says he's hesitant to call the country a nation of cowards. But speaking at a health conference Tuesday, his point was clear.
When it comes to addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, the board chair of the Missouri Foundation for Health says stronger action is needed, and needed now.
According to data released Tuesday by the Missouri Foundation for Health, African-Americans are two point three times as likely to receive inadequate prenatal care than whites. They are eight times more likely to contract HIV. Thirty times more likely to contract Gonorrhea and four and a half time more likely to be the target of sexual abuse. Here's Ross.
"We have not been bold enough .....Full Story
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American Nurse Today, the official journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA), and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md, have partnered to deliver succinct reports of current research to nurses in practice.
“Through this series of articles, we look forward to working with American Nurse Today to get more scientifically tested information into the hands of clinical nurses. Enhancing the connection between research and evidence-based practice will help nurses improve the health outcomes of their patients,” says Patricia A. Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of NINR since 1995.
The first article in this periodic series focuses on research related to palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) .....Full Story
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