health equity

Dialogues in Health Equity: In the U.S., Access to Safe Water May Depend on Race and Ethnicity

By: Cari Nash “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” – W.H. Auden, 1956 Clean, safe and affordable water is...

On the Pulse | 03/22/18

Public Health Nurses Are Rooting Out Reasons Disparities Endure

While living in Washington, DC, I spent time volunteering in a local hospital connecting families to health resources. Traveling back home...

On the Pulse | 02/20/18

What Is Diversity?

By Janiece Taylor, PhD, RN I will tell you what diversity is not: It is not a university issue alone, or a School of Nursing issue alone,...

On the Pulse | 01/25/18

Understanding Disparities Among Native Americans 1st Step Toward Health Equity

Health Equity Blog By Teresa Brockie and Stephane Shepherd In 1851, Congress passed the Indian Appropriations Act that called for...

On the Pulse | 11/29/17

Healthy People 2030: Are We Actually Tackling Social Determinants of Health?

Health Equity Blog By Garrett Matlick Healthy People is a federal program that creates population-based health goals and objectives for the...

On the Pulse | 11/21/17

Faculty Join American Academy of Nursing Fellows

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Fall/Winter 2017 | 11/08/17

Bottom Line: We Can Stop Hearing Loss in Many TB Patients

Health Equity Blog By Hyejeong Hong The cure for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is the same in the United States as it is in...

On the Pulse | 10/19/17

Health Equity: The Power of Green Space

Take a deep breath in, now let it out. Over 2 million children in the United States have uncontrolled asthma, so for them, the simple act...

On the Pulse | 09/19/17

Shifting the Nursing Paradigm from Disparities to Equity

The following is one of a series of blogs, “Dialogues in Health Equity,” written by members of the Johns Hopkins School of...

On the Pulse | 08/22/17

Podcasts

On the Pulse Podcast

Episode 36: Improving Black Maternal Health Outcomes

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Noelene K. Jeffers, Assistant Professor and Certified Nurse Midwife, to discuss her work addressing the Black Maternal Health Crisis. Dr. Jeffers examines the structural and social determinants of Black maternal and perinatal health and currently leads studies to integrate community-based doulas into the health care setting.