A new study of how high school students respond to a program designed to increase the frequency and quality of conversations about race in school finds that the anti-racist intervention did not cause stress or feelings of alienation among study participants.
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Computer Models Fill Critical Knowledge Gaps to Help Reduce Cancer Disparities
Reducing health disparities in incidence and mortality for major types of cancers can be aided by sophisticated computer modeling efforts, according to new, wide-ranging perspectives from researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues around the country.
Mental health counselors train to help communities, not just individuals
Many counseling students are pursuing civic engagement as part of their training. Newly published articles in Counseling Education and Supervision highlight pilot programs aimed at training counselors on how to get involved in antiracism and community support.
Medical Students Lead Nationwide Movement to Excise Racism From Nephrology Curricula
As medical schools across the country grapple with the arduous process of revising their curricula to be anti-racist, students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have turned a critical eye on the very textbooks that have trained medical students for years.
To counter health impacts of racism, UW School of Nursing establishing Center for Antiracism in Nursing
Recognizing that nurses play a central role in and hold major responsibility for the health of individuals and communities hit hard by historic racial inequity, the University of Washington School of Nursing is launching the Center for Antiracism in Nursing.