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Identifying Factors Behind Race- and Gender-Based Inequalities in Obesity and Cancer

May 1, 2013 | Story

As a Health & Society Scholar, Whitney Robinson, PhD, MSPH, used methodologic innovations to study the incidence and causes of obesity in the United States.

Helping African American Men Live Longer, Healthier Lives

May 1, 2013 | Story

As a Health & Society Scholar, Wizdom Powell Hammond, PhD, MPH, MS, studied psychosocial factors and attitudes among African American men and how these affected their use of health care and trust in the medical system.

Integrating Sociology and Public Health to Reduce Homicide and Gun Violence

May 1, 2013 | Story

As a Health & Society Scholar, Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD, studied the role of social networks on the diffusion of gun violence in Chicago and Boston.

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.

Quotable Quotes about Nursing, February 2013

February 11, 2013 | Story

New and notable quotes on the evolution of the nursing profession, nurse leadership, male nurses, and more.

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.

Will Evidence on Prostate Cancer Screening Shape Clinical Practice?

June 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

With my colleagues at Johns Hopkins University, I fielded a survey to shed some light on what PCPs thought about the recommendations. In the setting of changing recommendations, we wanted to understand whether PCPs believed the recommendations were ...

Men Slowly Change the Face of Nursing Education

April 30, 2012 | Story

Male nurse educators help diversify nursing workforce, experts say.

RWJF Scholar Finds High Level of Inappropriate Imaging for Prostate Patients

April 10, 2012 | Story

Geographic analysis holds warning for policy-makers about unintended consequences of efforts to reduce inappropriate testing.

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