All Posts: Health Equity
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Family Nurse Practitioner Student Advocates for Health Equity
When Juliette Carr (G’21) was seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner Program that would foster her focus on promoting health equity, she decided upon Georgetown’s because of its…
April 20, 2021
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Georgetown Nursing Helps Promote Public Health Through COVID-19 Efforts
National Public Health Week 2021: Georgetown nursing students, faculty, and graduates have been working to promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities…
April 9, 2021
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In Memoriam: Georgetown BSN Alumna and Renowned Nurse Leader Dr. Bernardine M. Lacey (1932-2021)
Renowned nurse leader Dr. Bernardine (Mays) Lacey, who received her BSN at Georgetown in 1969, passed away Friday, March 26. Lacey, who served as the founding dean of Western…
March 28, 2021
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Nursing Chair Co-Edits Second Edition of Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Textbook
Dr. Edilma L. Yearwood, chair of the Department of Professional Nursing Practice, and longtime colleagues Dr. Geraldine S. Pearson and Dr. Jamesetta A. Newland co-edited the new…
March 22, 2021
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GU Professor and Alumna Named Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives
Professor Melicia Escobar, who is the clinical faculty director for Georgetown’s Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP and WHNP Programs, has recently been selected to become a fellow of the…
March 15, 2021
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Nursing Chair Co-Edits Journal Issue Focused on Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health
The new issue of the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing focuses entirely on the social determinants of health and mental health. Dr. Edilma L. Yearwood, chair and associate…
February 21, 2021
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New Midwifery, Women’s Health Textbook Edition Expands Health Equity Focus
The new edition of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery and Women’s Health – involving the contributions of Georgetown editors and authors – looks at midwifery and…
February 2, 2021
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Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP and WHNP Programs Build Health Equity Focus Into Curriculum
For the past few years, the graduate-level Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Programs at the School of Nursing & Health…
November 10, 2020
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Family Nurse Practitioner Alumnus Celebrates Third Anniversary of Texas Clinic He Founded
Since Michael Menchaca (G’15) graduated from Georgetown’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program five years ago, he founded Menchaca Family Clinic in Harlingen, Texas. In mid, …
June 23, 2020
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Georgetown Nursing Professor Named 2020 Health Disparities Institute Scholar
Dr. Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran, assistant professor of professional nursing practice at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, has been named a 2020 Health Disparities Institute…
June 16, 2020