271575 Translating Interdisciplinary Team Science into Health Equity

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 10:35 AM - 10:55 AM

Yvonne Bryan, PhD , National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Albania
Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH , NINR Division of Science Policy Analysis, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, MD
     
Panel Presentation (for session 35859):

Health inequities exist across cultures, socioeconomic groups, the lifespan, and geographic borders, yet these disparities present many opportunities for preventive action at all levels of health. Combined with the practical connections that exist between nursing research and clinical nursing practice in diverse populations, the nursing profession is uniquely positioned to impact health disparities and promote health equity. This presentation will: explore the impact of health inequities across cultures; the role of nursing and nursing science in ameliorating those inequalities; as well as methods for fostering health equity locally and globally. The building of interdisciplinary, international partnerships to cultivate collaborative research and clinical practice will be addressed as critical to the eventual elimination of health inequities. Examples of such efforts involving the health spectrum of wellness, acute, and chronic disease will be discussed. Also to be presented are the factors critical to the enhancement of international partnerships, including the need for strengthened nursing-workforce capacity building, community-based participatory research, and potential opportunities for international partnerships.

Learning Objectives A.Explain how the nursing profession is uniquely positioned to impact health disparities. B.Identify three nursing science team roles that promote health equity. C.List three opportunities for team science to improve leading Public Health indicators.

Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and prevention
Diversity and culture
Other professions or practice related to public health
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related nursing
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Explain how the nursing profession is uniquely positioned to impact health disparities. Identify three nursing science team roles that promote health equity. List three opportunities for team science to improve leading Public Health indicators.

Keywords: Nurses, Medical Care

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Part of an NIH Scientific Directors Panel Seeking Approval as a Solicited/invited session: "Interdisciplinary Team Science to Achieve Health Equity Across the Health Spectrum and Lifespan" (Concept introduced via MC section leadership and Winter meeting

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Dr. Yvonne Bryan serves as the Special Assistant to Director for the National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Previous to this post, Dr. Bryan served NIH in the capacity of Health Scientist Administrator/Program Director for NINR and for NIAID. In 2011, Dr. Bryan received the NIH Director's Award and NIH Equal Employment Opportunity Award for promoting opportunity at NINR and at the NIH.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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