https://www.diverseeducation.com/health Articles, news, products, blogs and videos covering the Health market. en-us https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15540308/johns-hopkins-hospital-to-rename-outpatient-center-after-trailblazer-and-cardiac-surgeon-dr-levi-watkins-jr https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15540308/johns-hopkins-hospital-to-rename-outpatient-center-after-trailblazer-and-cardiac-surgeon-dr-levi-watkins-jr Johns Hopkins Hospital will rename its outpatient center to honor former cardiac surgeon Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., a trailblazer for Black medical professionals. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:50:07 -0500 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15540084/delaware-state-university-receives-217000-from-education-department-to-support-mental-health-initiatives https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15540084/delaware-state-university-receives-217000-from-education-department-to-support-mental-health-initiatives Delaware State University has been awarded $217,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to support two mental health initiatives. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:51:53 -0500 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15539907/meharry-school-of-dentistry-to-launch-innovation-center-for-dental-technology-and-education https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15539907/meharry-school-of-dentistry-to-launch-innovation-center-for-dental-technology-and-education Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry will be launching a new innovation center for dental technology and education, slated to open in the next year. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:14:12 -0500 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15447641/fashp-declares-low-numbers-of-men-of-color-in-health-care-professions-a-national-crisis https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15447641/fashp-declares-low-numbers-of-men-of-color-in-health-care-professions-a-national-crisis The low number of historically underrepresented men of color in health care professions has been declared a national crisis by the Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions. Fri, 12 May 2023 17:19:29 -0500 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15447642/study-applicants-and-matriculants-to-us-medical-schools-increasingly-come-from-higher-income-households https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15447642/study-applicants-and-matriculants-to-us-medical-schools-increasingly-come-from-higher-income-households In recent years, applicants and matriculants to U.S. medical schools have increasingly come from households with higher incomes, according to a Yale-led study. Fri, 12 May 2023 17:19:04 -0500 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15352085/onondaga-community-college-to-engage-in-32-million-school-of-health-expansion https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15352085/onondaga-community-college-to-engage-in-32-million-school-of-health-expansion Onondaga Community College will be using $32 million to strengthen and expand its school of health. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:50:50 -0600 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/reports-data/article/15303663/study-number-of-surgeries-on-black-latino-and-asian-children-lower-than-on-white-children https://www.diverseeducation.com/reports-data/article/15303663/study-number-of-surgeries-on-black-latino-and-asian-children-lower-than-on-white-children There are fewer surgeries on Black, Latino, and Asian children than on white children in the U.S., according to a University of Texas Southwestern study. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:40:09 -0600 Reports & Data https://www.diverseeducation.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15301815/report-basic-needs-insecurity-high-among-community-college-students https://www.diverseeducation.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15301815/report-basic-needs-insecurity-high-among-community-college-students CCCSE’s latest survey notes that a growing number of community college students are facing basic needs insecurity. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:39:00 -0500 Institutions / Community Colleges https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15294198/bipoc-mental-health-month-highlights-an-increasingly-prominent-issue https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15294198/bipoc-mental-health-month-highlights-an-increasingly-prominent-issue July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month and medical organizations, advocacy groups, and the U.S. government are highlighting the unique mental health needs of BIPOC individuals and trying to find solutions. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:40:01 -0500 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/news-roundup/article/15294104/nc-at-and-unc-chapel-hill-team-awarded-23-million-grant-to-study-how-to-improve-pregnancy-outcomes https://www.diverseeducation.com/news-roundup/article/15294104/nc-at-and-unc-chapel-hill-team-awarded-23-million-grant-to-study-how-to-improve-pregnancy-outcomes N.C. A&T and UNC Chapel Hill were awarded a $2.3 million grant to study how to improve outcomes among women who are more likely to experience pregnancy complications due to poor heart health. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:35:16 -0500 News Roundup https://www.diverseeducation.com/students/article/15293988/minoritized-students-already-stressed-now-worry-about-abortion https://www.diverseeducation.com/students/article/15293988/minoritized-students-already-stressed-now-worry-about-abortion Experts worry that overturning Roe v. Wade may have an impact on the mental health of college students. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:38:19 -0500 Students https://www.diverseeducation.com/news-roundup/article/15293678/dr-elimelda-moige-ongeri-appointed-dean-of-the-john-r-and-kathy-r-hairston-college-of-health-and-human-sciences-at-nc-at https://www.diverseeducation.com/news-roundup/article/15293678/dr-elimelda-moige-ongeri-appointed-dean-of-the-john-r-and-kathy-r-hairston-college-of-health-and-human-sciences-at-nc-at Dr. Elimelda Moige Ongeri will become North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s dean of the John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:57:08 -0500 News Roundup https://diversejobs.net/posting/clinical-education-systems-coordinator-ihp-staff--hybrid-/B0141-19YC/ https://diversejobs.net/posting/clinical-education-systems-coordinator-ihp-staff--hybrid-/B0141-19YC/ MGH Institute of Health Professions Wed, 27 Apr 2022 22:06:15 -0500 Featured Jobs https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/other-news/article/15289071/cu-boulder-to-lift-campus-mask-mandate-on-monday https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/other-news/article/15289071/cu-boulder-to-lift-campus-mask-mandate-on-monday The University of Colorado Boulder will lift its mask mandate next week, citing “several encouraging trends with regard to COVID-19 transmission.” Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:02:23 -0600 Other News https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15289069/crystal-lake-native-helps-raise-13m-for-university-of-iowas-childrens-hospital https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15289069/crystal-lake-native-helps-raise-13m-for-university-of-iowas-childrens-hospital Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:45:02 -0600 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15289067/health-science-gives-students-head-start-for-broad-field-of-jobs https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15289067/health-science-gives-students-head-start-for-broad-field-of-jobs The desire to care for people is what makes any job in the health care field worthwhile, Traci Eisenman said, a health science teacher at Sheridan High School. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:39:00 -0600 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/nursing/article/15289064/what-school-nurses-are-facing https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/nursing/article/15289064/what-school-nurses-are-facing When schools shut down for COVID, nurses kept going in. And when schools reopened, school nurses kept taking care of all the kids in the building. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:34:38 -0600 Nursing https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15289062/u-of-virginia-receives-214m-grant-to-decrease-burnout-in-healthcare-and-first-responders https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15289062/u-of-virginia-receives-214m-grant-to-decrease-burnout-in-healthcare-and-first-responders The University of Virginia has received a $2.14 million federal grant to support exhausted healthcare workers and first responders in the greater Charlottesville area through the American Rescue Plan and the Lorna Breen Act. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:26:58 -0600 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15288813/unmc-rural-health-care-facility-proposed-on-unk-campus https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15288813/unmc-rural-health-care-facility-proposed-on-unk-campus Calling it an opportunity to “change rural Nebraska forever,” University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen and other testifiers voiced their support Thursday for a project that would expand health care education at UNK. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:59:51 -0600 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15288811/wolf-renews-highered-scholarship-idea-amid-worker-shortage https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15288811/wolf-renews-highered-scholarship-idea-amid-worker-shortage Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says it's time for lawmakers to get on board with his proposed college scholarship program, saying it's urgently needed because of difficulties finding workers across industries. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:54:08 -0600 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15288809/suny-adirondack-expanding-mental-health-offerings https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15288809/suny-adirondack-expanding-mental-health-offerings SUNY Adirondack is looking to enhance student mental health. As of this week, they’re joining a national initiative to do so. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:48:34 -0600 Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/authors/article/15288806/massachusetts-education-dept-asking-colleges-and-universities-to-ease-up-on-covid-restrictions https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/authors/article/15288806/massachusetts-education-dept-asking-colleges-and-universities-to-ease-up-on-covid-restrictions Two cabinet secretaries within the Baker administration have written to public and private college presidents, encouraging them to consider relaxing mask requirements on campus. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:44:35 -0600 Authors https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/covid-19/article/15288804/university-of-delaware-accused-of-racial-discrimination-over-covid-protocols https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/covid-19/article/15288804/university-of-delaware-accused-of-racial-discrimination-over-covid-protocols A former University of Delaware police officer has accused the school and its police chief of racial discrimination, claiming in a federal lawsuit that he was fired after calling out his superiors for risking officers’ health during the height of the coro Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:41:24 -0600 COVID-19 https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/mental-health/article/15288799/high-rates-of-burnout-among-college-mental-health-counselors-is-compromising-quality-of-care-survey-says https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/mental-health/article/15288799/high-rates-of-burnout-among-college-mental-health-counselors-is-compromising-quality-of-care-survey-says College counselors and clinicians are reporting increasingly high levels of burnout and stress as the pandemic enters its third year. Experts say it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:40:15 -0600 Mental Health https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15288802/massachusettsbased-app-expands-mental-health-resources-for-college-students https://www.diverseeducation.com/health/article/15288802/massachusettsbased-app-expands-mental-health-resources-for-college-students A Massachusetts-based app is helping expand college students' access to mental health resources. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:39:08 -0600 Health