U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Richard Bly, American College of Healthcare Executives Navy Regent (left) congratulates U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Raben Talvo on receiving the ACHE 2024 Early Career Healthcare Executive Award from the Navy on March 28, 2024, at the Lewis E. Angelo Professional Symposium in Chicago, Illinois.
After decades of underrepresentation, whitewashing, and villainizing, a spike of positive representation of ethnic minorities, such as Latinos, has swept into Hollywood and mainstream media. Latino pioneers like José Ferrer, Edward James Olmos, and Rita Moreno broke systemic barriers to play defining roles in an industry dominated by White actors, paving the way for future …
The post La Representación Importa: The Need for More Latinos in Film, TV appeared first on Salud America.
Latino students were once the fastest-growing group in U.S. colleges. Due to COVID-19, that is no longer the case. Latinos and other communities of color continue to bear a heavy burden of the pandemic economic fallout, making it harder for families to send their children to college. In response, George Fox University, a private university …
The post Paving the Way from High School to College for Latino Students appeared first on Salud America.
Nearly half of healthcare workers say they often feel burned out. That is why CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently launched the Impact Wellbeing Guide: Taking Action to Improve Healthcare Worker Wellbeing. “The role of healthcare workers in taking care of all of us is absolutely vital to our society, to …
The post How to Improve Healthcare Worker Burnout appeared first on Salud America.
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, leader of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, appeared alongside other breast cancer experts and oncologists at the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is an annual conference that delivers important on breast cancer research, therapy, biology, diagnosis, and prevention for an international audience …
The post Dr. Amelie Ramirez Addresses Latino Cancer, Prevention at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium appeared first on Salud America.
Juanita Mora recalls the exact moment that inspired her to be a doctor. Her mother had fallen ill with kidney disease. A young Mora served as translator between her Spanish-speaking mother and her English-speaking doctor. “I remember turning to my mom and saying ‘Mommy, why does it take so long to see the doctor?’ And …
The post Dr. Juanita Mora: A Voice for the Latino Community and Infection Control appeared first on Salud America.
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.
