Hospitals, Not Better Together
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research As explained in this article from CBS news’s website, although there has been an increase in mergers […]
Over a Decade Later and Affordable Mental Health Care is Even Tougher to Access
By Kelley Kauffman, MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC This news was brought to my attention via this article from Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health […]
Telehealth Technology Outpacing Regulations
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research While advancements in medical and communication technologies have allowed us to reach new heights in providing various […]
Links Between Depression & Diet
By Maria Figueroa, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research Research Coordinator After reading two articles from very different sources recently about the convergence of diet and depression (see […]
Reflection on “Promotion: The 4 P’s of Marketing – Selling Junk Food to Communities of Color”
By Maria Figueroa, Research Coordinator at The Center for Reducing Health Disparties While reading a recent article by Berkeley Media Studies Group about targeting minority communities with unhealthy advertisements, two […]
Lack of Diversity in Genetic Research Impacts Health Disparities
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research A recent article from National Public Radio’s health news site, Shots, indicates there is very little information […]
Racial and economic disparities in buprenorphine access
by Kelley Kaufmann, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research Buprenorphine is an evidence based, effective treatment for opioid use disorders. Physicians and Nurse […]
CHEEER ThinkTank member/certified nurse midwife shares life-changing African journey
by Da’Na Langford, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research ThinkTank member, Certified Nurse Midwife I recently had the opportunity to travel to Africa on vacation. My destinations included […]
Better Healthcare Through Legislation
by Kelley Kaufmann, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research Two days ago, I met for the first time with my State House Representative […]
CHEEER manager opens doors for underrepresented youth
by Erika Hood, M.Ed., Program Development Manager, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research I know that we all have things that we are super passionate about. Besides my […]