ASUNews

November 07, 2009

Nursing

10/05/09

Health care:  ASU Nursing establishes mental health center for children

ASU's College of Nursing and Health Innovation is opening a health center which specializes in the treatment and prevention of child and adolescent mental health disorders.

09/30/09

Health care:  ASU van brings healthcare to community

ASU's College of Nursing and Health Innovation is rolling out a new way to treat those in the community who may not be able to seek medical attention on their own with the WoW, or Wellness on Wheels, van.

09/24/09

Health care:  Prosumer Mujeres promotes Latinas health

A research study group in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation is helping to promote better health for Latinas through physical activity.

09/21/09

Health care:  Dean urges larger role for nurse practitioners in primary care

Nurse Practitioners can play a larger role in expanding access to primary healthcare in U.S. health reform if limits to their practice are resolved, according to nursing dean Bernadette Melnyk.

09/16/09

Health care:  Nursing college receives major research grant

The College of Nursing and Health Innovation has received the largest research grant in the history of the college to study asthma health disparities among Latino children.

09/03/09

Health care:  ASU researcher addresses caregiver syndrome

ASU researcher David Coon says that people often tend to their ailing loved ones without knowing a crucial fact: taking care of the chronically ill can kill you.

08/31/09

Health care:  Art saves woman with mental illness

A Downtown Phoenix studio, run by PSA Art Awakenings, is a rehabilitation program for people with serious mental illness.

08/24/09

Health care:  ASU Nursing and Health receives Hearst Foundations award

The College of Nursing and Health Innovation has received a grant from the Hearst Foundations to help support education for researchers on child, teen and family health disparities.

08/14/09

Health care:  Nursing faculty selected for American Academy of Nursing Fellowship

Carol M. Baldwin, has been selected for Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the profession.

08/14/09

Health care:  Study focuses on caregiving for elderly Mexican Americans

The College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University is conducting a research study of caregiving among and for Mexican Americans.