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October 2005 Edition
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|  New Online PhD Program | SCHOOL OF NURSING AND DENTAL HYGIENE RECEIVES
FUNDING FOR ONLINE DOCTORAL NURSING PROGRAM
Health Resources and Services Administration awards program with $762,000 grant
HONOLULU – The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene has been awarded a $762,000 training grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to enhance the school’s doctoral nursing program by converting it to an online program. The change will aid in increasing minority student enrollment and enhancing cultural competency in the curriculum.
“The PhD program is designed to prepare nurse researchers, but it is also a part of a multi-faceted approach to address the nursing shortage with its emphasis on preparing faculty for nursing education,” said UH Mānoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene Interim Dean Lois Magnussen .....Full Story
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 NCEMNA wishes to congratulate its AETNA/NCEMNA Scholar and NCEMNA member on recieving her PhD.
Ji Won Choi, Ph.D.
Institution:University of Illinois at Chicago
Dissertation Title: “Acculturation and Physical Activity in Korean Immigrant Women”
Research Interests: Physical activity behaviors, influence of acculturation and cognition on health promoting behaviors
Ji Won was born and raised in Seoul, Korea and immigrated to the U.S. in 1997 following her husband. After graduation, she has been working on writing manuscripts for publication ..... Full Story
| A national health objective for the year 2000 was to reduce the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the United States to 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births among infants aged <1 year (1,2). The national health objective for 2010 targets a rate of 4.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (3); an overarching goal calls for eliminating disparities among racial and ethnic populations. To examine racial and ethnic disparities in IMRs, data were analyzed from the National Vital Statistics System for the period 1995--2002. IMRs were calculated by race/ethnicity of the mother in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC). During 1995--2002, the overall IMR in the United States declined from 7.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 1995 to 6.8 in 2001, and then increased to 7.0 in 2002 (Figure) (4--6). On the basis of data for 1995--2002 combined, the target of 4.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births had been achieved by few racial/ethnic populations in few states ..... Full Story
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| Filipino American Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills, and Training Needs Relating to Tobacco Control.
Luz Porter, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, Lydia Layo Danao, PhD, RN,
Mila Velasquez, MN, RN, CCRN
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, yet its use causes more deaths each year than HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, homicides, and murders combined (CDC, 2002; US DHHS, 2001; AaPRO, 1999). Havens and Hannan (1996) reported that an estimated 80-90% of adult smokers began smoking during their teenage years, the average age of onset being 14.5 years. Research has demonstrated that if young people do not begin smoking during adolescence, they are unlikely ever to do so (USDHHS, 1995).
This study seeks to determine Filipino American nurses’ (FANs) knowledge, attitudes, skills, and training needs with respect to smoking and tobacco control .....Full Story
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NCEMNA's 2006 conference will be held at the Wyndham Chicago, IL. NCEMNA will continue with its NCEMNA Mentee Mentor program, offering financial support covering travel, conference registration and all expenses paid to Chicago, Il. Registration for the conference is now on-line at www.ncemna.org. This year, Dr. Linda Burns Bolton, distinguished nurse researcher, administrator and newly installed president of the prestigious American Acagemy of Nursing will give the keynote address at NCEMNA's Conference Banquet. Additionally NCEMNA will be offering Incentive Scholarships to ethnic minority nurse faculty and students located in and about the Chicago area .....Full Story
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