How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans
COVID-19 has again demonstrated the health inequities that exist between African-Americans and whites.
Ukamaka M. Oruche, Associate Professor & Director of Global Programs, Indiana University
• conversation
June 29, 2020 • ~8 min
June 29, 2020 • ~8 min
The psychological trauma of nurses started long before coronavirus
COVID-19 is traumatizing nurses. Yet nurses have suffered trauma for decades, often due to insufficient resources, and changes within the field have been slow.
Karen J. Foli, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Purdue University
• conversation
June 23, 2020 • ~8 min
June 23, 2020 • ~8 min
How coronavirus could forever change home health care, leaving vulnerable older adults without care and overburdening caregivers
Home health care is a much trickier question after COVID-19, and that becomes an issue for millions of older people who rely on home health care, as well as the workers who care for them.
Paula Rochon, Senior research scientist, University of Toronto •
conversation
May 18, 2020 • ~8 min
May 18, 2020 • ~8 min
I was a nurse on the front lines of Ebola, and I saw that nurses need support for the trauma and pain they experience
Nurses on the front lines of a pandemic need education, training and institutional support.
Cheedy Jaja, Professor of Nursing, University of South Carolina •
conversation
April 29, 2020 • ~10 min
April 29, 2020 • ~10 min
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