Health Is Everything: The Best Way to Celebrate National Minority Health Month
By Sheri Rickman-Patrick, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC I have been pondering the best way to acknowledge National Minority Health Month. Some may write about those disorders that are most prevalent in certain ethnic groups, such as high blood pressure for Blacks/African Americans or diabetes for Latinos. However, research is showing us that it is not how […]
Racial Equity in Minority Mental Health: Empowering Change
By Linda Washington-Brown, PhD, EJD, MSN, PNP, ANP-C, FNP, FAANP, FAAN July is Minority Mental Health Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 51 million Americans over the age of 18 reported having a mental illness. There are currently more than 200 classified types of mental illnesses, but some of the main types are: Anxiety […]