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On March 1st, at the National Library of Medicine, Dr. Patti Brennan, director of the NLM, facilitated a panel that explored the meaning of graphic medicine, an emerging genre of medical literature that combines the art of comics and personal illness narrative. She was joined by Graphic Medicine guest curator, artist, author, and educator Ellen Forney; MK Czerwiec, a nurse and senior fellow at the George Washington School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement, and artist and author of Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371, and Dr. Michael Green, physician and professor in the Departments of Humanities and Internal Medicine at Penn State University. Dr Green, Ms Czerwiec and others, wrote Graphic Medicine Manifesto, which outlines the principles of graphic medicine and begins to map the field.

Thank you NLM.

 

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  On March 1st, at the National Library

Pediatric, Policy

Senior Fellow Kristi Westphaln, PhD(c) RN CPNP and a team of California nurse practitioners designed a six-session course on child health policy. These sessions are 15 minutes long.  You do not have to live in California. Details about this course are below with a link to register. 
 Navigating the child health policy arena may seem intimidating and complicated. Child-specific policy resources are sometimes scarce and traveling to health policy conferences may be challenging. The California NAPNAP Child Health Policy Coalition welcomes you to an innovative solution that coincides with our new year’s resolution: let’s get engaged in pediatric health policy!

Crafted by the passions and expertise of the legislative chairs and policy enthusiasts from the NAPNAP Chapters in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley, this pediatric health policy educational opportunity is our call to you to get involved. We present a variety of brief, multi-media educational sessions on an array of local and federal child health policies that are relatable and relevant to your practice.


Health Insurance in Children – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: six sessions, approximately 15-minutes long, include:

  1. Let’s Get National: Federal Implications for Pediatric Health Policy
  2. Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)
  3. Let’s Get Local: State and Child health Policy Issues and Perspectives on Rural Health in California
  4. Updates on Full Practice Authority and Legal Issues Involving Nurse Practitioners
  5. Speak Out: Navigating the Gun Violence Epidemic with Sen. Richard Pan

You’ll earn 1.75 contact hours when you complete all six sessions in this course and walk away more confident in your role as a health care leader and advocate for child health advocacy.

You do not have to be a member of NAPNAP or live in California to take the module. You can register here.

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Senior Fellow Kristi Westphaln, PhD(c) RN CPNP and

Health Equity, Radio/Podcast, Women's Health

Maternal death rates have risen over the last decade and most deaths are preventable. Each year roughly 700 women die from pregnancy or delivery related complications. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention states that the mortality ratio for African American women is more than three times that of white women. So why are so many more women of color dying of pregnancy-related deaths? According to one report, blood clots and preeclampsia are the leading causes of death for black women. Preeclampsia is a sudden onset of high blood pressure along with protein in the urine. White women are more likely to suffer from a higher rate of mental health issues, infection, and hemorrhage.

While disease complications are contributing factors, they do not entirely explain the vast differences in maternal health outcomes. Dr. Rewa Thompson, a Women’s  Health Practitioner and professor at Stony Brook University, shares the complexities surrounding maternal death and takes a closer look at racial bias. In addition, a recent nursing graduate shares her labor experience and perspective regarding the covert factors that persistently contribute to unfavorable outcomes for women of color.

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