RWJF Joins Major Initiative to Aid Boys and Men of Color
April 16, 2013 | Feature
Foundation Leaders Pledge Action on Issues Facing Boys and Young Men of Color
Barriers to care: cultural, gender and racial
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Men in Nursing are Taking Action to Improve Gender Diversity and Inclusion
October 17, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Introducing “20 x 20: Choose-Nursing” Campaign & Strategic Metrics The AAMN leadership has taken the IOM recommendations seriously by timing and launching a campaign that aims to make 20 percent of nursing student enrollment men by the year 2020.” H ...
A Male Nurse's Experience: "I Have Been Welcomed by Patients"
October 11, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Frequently, I am not referred to as the patient’s nursing student, but as their male nursing student. Individuals still feel the need to make the gender distinction, as if my being a male has any bearing on the care I provide. Furthermore, I am ofte ...
Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
Male Entry into a Discipline Not Designed to Accommodate Gender: Making Space for Diversity in Nursing
April 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow Michael Bleich writes, "I now realize the discipline [nursing] was never designed for me."
More Men Becoming Nurses—With Higher Pay
February 28, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Though it remains a predominantly female profession, the U.S. Census Bureau finds that the percentage of nurses who are male more than tripled from 1970 to 2011.
AAMN Supports RWJF's Mission to Diversify the Nursing Profession
August 15, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF and the American Assembly for Men in Nursing share a vision for measurable change to take place in the nursing workforce through cultural change, greater diversity in health care leadership and evidence-based change.
Men Slowly Change the Face of Nursing Education
April 30, 2012 | Story
Male nurse educators help diversify nursing workforce, experts say.
Increasing Gender Diversity through Innovations in Nursing Education
January 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Innovative programs such as accelerated nursing programs are having a positive effect on access to the nursing profession, nursing scholars have found. It’s a pleasant surprise to the nursing community; the link was not anticipated when accelerated ...
Out-of-School Males of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable provides additional content knowledge in framing the education and employment policies and practices for out-of-school males of color.