Research Portfolio
NHS's research
portfolio consists of over 40 active projects, including
several
R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health. The following
projects and initiatives highlight NHS's focus on research:
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Global
HIV/AIDS Nursing Capacity Program (CBP). Funded
by PEPFAR (President's Emergency Program for AIDS
Relief), the three-year project is designed to increase
the capacity of nurses in South Africa, Tanzania,
and Zambia to address the complex challenges faced
in providing effective HIV/AIDS prevention and clinical
care.
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The
Pathways to Success Program focuses on capturing
the interest of high school students in science-based
health careers. The program's Summer
Biomedical Science Institute is a 3-week
annual actiity to (1) enhance students' academic skills;
(2) spark enthusiasm for health-related careers; and
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The
Center on Health & Education is
directed by internationally renowned child development
experts Craig and Sharon Ramey. The center is an
interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at reducing
ethnic disparities in health outcomes, by identifying
the biological, psychological, and social factors
that determine health among ethnic groups.
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The
Training Long-Term Nursing Project (Training
Nurse-Midwifery Leaders), funded by the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau. This project offers baccelaureate-prepared
nurses the opportunity to participate in seminars,
workshops and courses on topics of nurse-midwifery,
leadership, health policy, and public health issues
in maternal and child health (MCH).
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Global
Health and Underserved Populations (GHUP)
focuses on targeting racial/ethnic and under-served
populations. Populations studied include immigrants
and refugees as well as linguistic and sexual minorities
with a history of or who are currently using alcohol,
tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) as well as engaging
in HIV-related risk practices.
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Nurses
for America (NFA), sponsored by AmeriCorp,
recruits and trains nurses for placement in underserved
areas of Alameda County, CA; East St. Louis, IL; St.
Louis, MO, Loredo and San Antonio, TX, and the greater
Washington, DC metropolitan area for a period of two
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You can also
see a more complete list of sponsored
research at NHS.
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