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Health disparities found among black, white and Latino children
Black and Latino children were more likely than white children to be obese, witness gun violence and ride in a car without a seat belt, according to a study released Wednesday.
The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found wide ethnic and racial disparities in health behaviors among fifth-graders in Los Angeles, Houston and Birmingham, Ala.
"The disparities were pretty substantial across so many different health indicators," said lead researcher Mark Schuster, a Harvard Medical School professor and chief of general pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital. "The breadth of the findings was striking to us."
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Managing Different Racial/Ethnic Groups
There is a lot of attention being paid to our increasingly diverse workplace. There are all types of differences including race, gender, generations and thinking styles, just to name a few. LTAW's focus this month is on some of the key diversity dimensions and how to navigate them for greater productivity and engagement.
The increasingly diverse global workforce has made cultural competence an imperative to sustain and enhance workplace performance and engagement. What is culture and what is cultural competence? Culture is the behavioral interpretation of how a group lives out its values in order to survive and thrive; the set of shared attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization or group. Cultural competence is the capability to shift cultural perspective and adapt behavior to cultural commonalities and differences. Ongoing, continued learning is required for cultural competence.
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"Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination."
- F. Dodson
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Nurses and Employers, join in the discussion. Visit our new community forum.
We are very pleased at the growth of our audience over the last 5 years, so we invested heavily in the infrastructure of our new site. One of the most important areas is our Community Forum. We are building a community of Nurses and Employers where everyone can share their knowledge, ask questions and engage with their peers. Please take a moment to Register on our Forum. We want to hear from you. It is your experience and participation that makes this forum a great place visit.
Some of our initial forum topics include:
As a registered user on the Forum, you can post or respond to any topic you like. Additionally, you can be kept up to date via email on any topics you would like to follow.
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Our eNewsletter now reaches more than 37,000 opt-in recipients 2x a month and has sponsorship opportunities?
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Items from our Blog
We encourage you to visit our Blog and offer your comments and suggestions. Our community has a wealth of insight and experience and we want to share this with other nurses. By creating dialogue and discussion, we build a better environment for all nurses. |
What is DiversityNursing.com? We are a "niche" website for Nurses from student nurses up to CNO's -- a Career Job Board and Information Resource for all Nurses regardless of age, race, gender, religion, education, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or physical characteristics. If you're looking to hire Nurses; want to attract potential Nurses to your School of Nursing; or you're a Nurse looking for a job or education options, check out our Banners, Job Postings, Focus on Diversity Articles and Employer Profiles. Please visit our website or call:
Pat Magrath, National Sales Director
@ 781-248-3446 for information. pmagrath@diversitynursing.com 
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