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Topics of Interest In this Issue

Birth Defects Prevention Month

Eye Care Month

Volunteer Blood Donor Month

Healthy Weight Week  21—27

Cultural Competence Self Assessment


 

 

           

              

              

                                                                                                  

                                               

             

       

       

        National Allied Health Week, 7—13

 

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· National Marrow Awareness Month

· National Allied Health Week, 7—13

 

 

 

 

 

JANUARY QUESTION 

 

Birth defects are the leading cause of infant death and childhood disability.  The California Birth Defects Monitoring Program has found rates of birth defects vary by racial and ethnic group.  Large gaps were also found between US born and foreign born mothers in certain racial/ethnic groups. Which gaps were larger:  differences between racial/ethnic groups or differences between US and foreign born women within some ethnic groups?

 

A prize will be awarded to one person, selected at random, who answers correctly. Email your response to nwosu@etsu.edu by 4:30 pm on January 18.

Answer to the December  Question:  Across countries there is a fairly consistent age grouping of children orphaned by AIDS.  About 50% of AIDS orphans are under age  10. AIDS Orphans Congratulations to our December winner. 

 

Did You Know

· With the average blood donor being over 50 years of  age, Maintaining the blood supply remains challenging.  Blood centers must find ways to recruit new donors and provide excellent customer service to retain them. 

· Mothers’ prenatal reports of alcohol use were found to be more highly correlated with assessment of infants’  cognitive development than were their retrospective postnatal reports of alcohol use.  The population was an inner city group of African American   mothers.   Validity of Maternal Report of Prenatal Alcoholic, and Smoking in Relation to Neurobehavioral Outcome

 

Gay & Lesbian Pride Month

Health Links on Diversity

Article of the Month 
Perreira KM, Cortes KE.  Race/Ethnicity and Nativity Differences in Alcohol and Tobacco Use During Pregnancy.  American Journal of Public Health September 2006, 96: 9 (1629—35).

This study evaluated the correlates of prenatal substance abuse using a nationally representative of pregnant women (N=4185).   The proportion of births by mothers from racial/ethnic minorities  now comprises 42% of all US live births.  In this study, the association of substance abuse in pregnancy was examined by race, ethnicity, and nativity.  Unwed mothers were over-sampled  in order to determine risk for especially vulnerable populations.  Alcohol, tobacco, or illegal substances were consumed by 23% of pregnant women in the study.  Foreign born women were  less likely to smoke during pregnancy than US born women.  The three main findings were: 1.  U.S. born and foreign born women (mostly Hispanic) were at equal risk of alcohol use during pregnancy; 2. For all races and ethnicities, maternal substance abuse was most closely associated with paternal substance abuse, 3. women at risk had multiple risk factors (partners with history of substance use, an unwanted pregnancy, previous substance abuse treatment).  Planning interventions for prevention of substance abuse during pregnancy requires more research that include larger sub-samples among racial and ethnic groups, including immigrants, as well as risk and protective factors among each group.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

assessed annually for three years.  The research took an ecological approach simultaneously studying multiple individual, family, and community risk and protective factors focused on occurrence of two types of abuse: severe physical assault and assault of child self-esteem. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The listing below represents just a few of the resources available to promote knowledge, awareness and discussions on diversity in health care among ETSU students, faculty and staff.  

 

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January Newsletter References

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For more information or assistance contact Elaine Evans, Reference Assistant, COM Library, evanse@etsu.edu.

JANUARY

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Birth Defects Prevention

 

 

 

 

Environmental Exposures During Pregnancy–
U of MD School of Nursing

 

 

 

 

What Alcohol Does to a Child— A longitudinal study of mother-child pairs finds different effects on the cognitive ability of children by race.  Read the original article: Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Cognitive Status at Age 10

Which of the short screening alcohol use questionnaires work best with prenatal patients? Alcohol-Screening Instruments for Pregnant Women

Diabetes disproportionately affects several racial and ethnic minority groups including Hispanics and African Americans, Filipino,  Asian Indian, and South & Central American mothers born outside the US.  What can happen to the baby of a woman with type 1 or type 2 diabetes during pregnancy?

What do you know about Environmental Health Nursing?  —   Target Area, Health Effects, Source of Hazard, Target Population, Questionnaires.

California has one of the best birth defects tracking programs in the country.  What are some of the key discoveries found through the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program which tracks birth defects by type, environmental factor, geographic area, maternal characteristics, ….  

Eye Care

Causes and Prevalence of Visual Impairment Among Adults in the US  Risk factors differ by disease.

An epidemiological study with health interview and clinical exam revealed what types of undiagnosed eye diseases? US Latinos have high rates of eye diseases and visual impairment

Do you think you know why people put off having eye exams?  Here are some individuals’ stories.    Saving your sight—Early detection is critical

How much blindness and low vision is preventable with timely, accessible care? Age-related Eye Diseases: An Emerging Challenge for Public Health Professionals

 

Healthy Weight

 

 

 

 

 

How did quality and availability of fresh produce differ in 4 neighborhoods that differed by racial and socioeconomic composition? Fruit and vegetable access differs by community racial composition and socioeconomic position ...

How much more expensive was the healthier market basket for a 2-week shopping list than the less healthy market basket? The availability and cost of healthier food alternatives

How similar are the barriers to exercise among women of different racial and ethnic groups?   Perceived barriers to exercise and stage of exercise adoption in older women of different racial/ethnic groups

How serious is the problem of overweight American women?  Overweight and Obesity Tables   What kinds of weight reduction resources would appeal to different minority populations? Health Power Weight Control Tip Sheet

Volunteer Blood Donors

 

 

What cultural issues have been found to be associated with reduced volunteer blood donation?  Consider some strategies that might reduce the barriers to donation and appeal to different cultural groups?    Where have all the donors gone?

Blood donors’ average age is over 50 years.  Can the Blood Saves Campaign attract younger volunteer blood donors? What other ways might attract racial and ethnic minorities to become volunteer blood donors?  Consider other campaigns to recruit volunteer blood donors at Adlibbing 

Other Observances in January

New Year’s Day 1

Robert Burns’ Night  25  (Scotland)

Christmas (for Coptic & Eastern Orthodox Chuches) 7

Greek Education Day  30

 

Martin Luther King Day 15

Seijin No Hi (Japan) 15 Celebrates coming of age for 20 year olds

 

World Religions Day  21

Certified Nurse Anesthetist Week  21—27

 

Activity Professionals Month

 

Cervical Cancer Screening Month

 

 

 

 

 

Arts, Cultural, and Health Awareness Events

Community Diversity Festival

1/13

9—5

Cosby High School

Directions

Martin Luther King Birthday

JC Community Activities

1/13—15

Johnson City Venues

Campus MLK Celebration & Cake Cutting

1/16
11:30 –1:30

Culp
Atrium

WRC Book Review

1/17

noon

Pan Hellenic Hall, basement

WRC:  The Age of Creativity– Explore Your Creativity level

1/25

noon

Pan Hellenic Hall, basement