National Black Nurses Association

08/02/2023

05/07/2023

Dear NBNA Family,

As we celebrate you and your fellow nurses, we want to thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your unwavering commitment to nursing. You are an inspiration to us all.

Happy Nurses Week!

04/14/2023

that people are 2x more likely to develop (vs non-Latino White people)? Make sure you have the resources to recognize the signs & chat with your provider mybrainguide.org/signs-of-dementia-alzheimers- symptoms/

04/11/2023

Connection to our community and culture impact our health and well-being. Foster community connection and make our communities healthier, stronger and safer! .

Visit www.NPHW.org.

Our cultures have always shaped our health. We learn from the communities we're born in and that we build together. For this NPHW, we look to community leaders as our health leaders. We celebrate the unique and joyful ways different cultures focus on health. And we look to how we can learn from each...

04/11/2023

It's Black Maternal Health Week!

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 700 women die each year in the United States as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications. Almost two-thirds of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable
(Source: CDC)

04/03/2023

? A 2003 assessment found that 58% of African Americans had basic or below basic health literacy, compared with 28% of non-Hispanic whites. encourages us to work with our communities to improve their health literacy this : https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/nmhm/

04/03/2023

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Academy to learn how you can prevent .

https://www.usagainstalzheimers.org/brain-healthacademy

03/31/2023

NBNA Celebrates Women’s History Month with Iconic Nurses!

Charlene Whitaker-Brown, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CHFN

Dr. Charlene Whitaker-Brown () is a lifetime member of NBNA and an active member of the Piedmont BNA (). In 2022, she was selected as a representative from NBNA for the inaugural USAgainst Alzheimer's Nurse Fellowship. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing at UNC Charlotte and the Founder and CEO of the MindHeart Institute and Wellness Center in North Carolina, where she specializes in mental health.

03/31/2023

NBNA Celebrates Women’s History Month with Iconic Nurses!

Dr. Celia McIntosh DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, SCRN, CEN, CCRN, CNRN

Dr. Celia McIntosh is a founding member of the Rochester Black Nurses Association. As the Founder and Chief Advocacy Officer of McIntosh Advocacy and Consulting, LLC., she is passionate about increasing awareness about human trafficking, fighting for social justice, and decreasing healthcare disparities in the community.

03/30/2023

Register for the 51st Annual Institute & Conference in Atlanta!
Early bird registration is open and will close on Saturday, April 15.

The conference will be held on August 1-6, 2023, at the Hilton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.

The theme is NBNA Fifty Years and Beyond: Leading the Way in Innovation, Built Environments, Advocacy, Mentorship, and Community Engagement.

Open to all nurses, guests, and healthcare professionals.

To register, click the link here https://whova.com/web/OWtFTVFEws5mxC10bFpc7zI6F0UONDOUdtTC81cl5cA%3D/.

03/30/2023

Register for the 51st Annual Institute & Conference in Atlanta!
Early bird registration is open and will close on Saturday, April 15.

The conference will be held on August 1-6, 2023, at the Hilton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.

The theme is NBNA Fifty Years and Beyond: Leading the Way in Innovation, Built Environments, Advocacy, Mentorship, and Community Engagement.

Open to all nurses, guests, and healthcare professionals.

To register, click the link here https://whova.com/web/OWtFTVFEws5mxC10bFpc7zI6F0UONDOUdtTC81cl5cA%3D/

August 1 – 6, 2023, Atlanta, GA

03/30/2023

NBNA Celebrates Women’s History Month with Iconic Nurses!

Marie O. Etienne, DNP, APRN, FNP, PNP, PLNC
Professor

Dr. Marie O. Etienne is a lifetime member of the National Black Nurses Association, a tenured Endowed Teaching Chair, and a Professor of Nursing at Miami Dade College Benjamin Leon School of Nursing and received the 2012 NBNA Trailblazer Award and the 2013 Florence Nightingale Medal by the International Red Cross.

03/24/2023

From: World Doula Week

We honor the Black Midwives and Doulas who came before us and those who rise to meet the challenges of today.

Some of the first modern doulas and midwives in the United States of America were enslaved African Americans. After the Emancipation, these individuals and their predecessors went on to learn skills from white and predominantly male medical staff and became known as "Granny Midwives".

Doulas and midwives were (and still are) a necessity in many rural areas that do not have access to hospitals and birth care.



Read the full article here: https://nmaahc.si.edu/.../historical-significance-doulas...

Access the "All My Babies" documentary here: https://www.loc.gov/item/2017604960/

Image from the Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith, © 1987 Robert Galbraith

03/23/2023

NBNA Celebrates Women’s History Month with Iconic Nurses!

Kim J. Scott, MBA, MSN, RN

Kim. J. Scott is an NBNA lifetime member and a highly motivated Nurse Manager in corporate healthcare with 25 years of nurse leadership experience. She is a published author, professional speaker, nurse mentor, coach, nurse innovator, and connector, as well as a champion for justice, equity, inclusion, diversity, belonging, and motivating change. A past NBNA National Board Member, she is also the immediate past Chair of the NBNA Ad Hoc Collaborative Mentorship Committee, and past President of the Bay Area Black Nurses Association, Inc.

03/22/2023

NBNA Celebrates Women’s History Month with Iconic Nurses!

Dr. Linda Washington-Brown, FAANP, FAAN, MFP Alumna

Dr. Linda Washington-Brown is a member of the Miami Rescue Mission Caring Place Centers, Miami Rescue Mission Caring Place Clinic, and CARE Elementary Boards of Directors. She is also chair of the National Black Nurses Association, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee; co-Lead of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Special Interest Group committee and member of the DEI for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Linda is the current South Region Director for the Florida Nurses Association.