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Health Equity, Working to Identify Effective Policy Interventions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hung is assistant professor of health services policy and management in the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Arnold School of Public Health. Since 2009, she’s been engaged in research relating to health services and health equity, she said. “My She has spent the better part of 14 years in this field.

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$2.59M Grant Supports Nurse Training to Support Underserved Patients

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“It allows us to continue to provide exceptional learning opportunities for our graduate students, while increasing the number and diversity of nurse practitioners prepared to provide evidence-based, culturally competent primary care and mental health services in underserved communities,” said Phillips.

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Navigating Campus Protests: Tips for Taking Care of Your Mental Health and Building Support Networks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We recognize BIPOC students face more barriers to receiving mental health services and are less likely to seek help, which makes culturally responsive approaches to student mental health vitally important. Engage with your school's administration to ensure that mental health resources meet the needs of all students.

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Anchors Away: Building Community, Mindfulness, Equity, and Reflection

The Scholarly Teacher

Alesia Jennings , Western Carolina University April Tallant , Western Carolina University Key Statement: A six-anchor model to boost new faculty teaching self-efficacy was developed, providing practical applications for faculty development programs and individual course design. Six anchor model of Faculty Forward.

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”We cannot out-hire this need”: College counselors are at their limit

University Business

A whopping 72% of faculty believe the trajectory of mental health on campus has decreased over the past year, even though 77% reported their school has increased financial commitment to its mental health services and 87% believed their school president or provost has prioritized campus mental health.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, an HBCU institution, does not have a bachelor’s degree program in public health, it has other programs directly related to public health issues. With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I Developing individual supports for each student.” “It is estimated that over 7 million people speak Spanish in Texas,” says Rueda-Acedo, who from 2005–13 was the sole faculty member. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.