Electronic cigarette use, or vaping, has been seen as a potentially less harmful alternative to traditional cigarette smoking. A University of Texas at Arlington expert says otherwise.

New research from Ziyad Ben Taleb, assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation and director of the Nicotine and Tobacco Research Laboratory, says that vaping use is just as harmful to the body as cigarette smoking. Ben Taleb’s study appears in the journal Tobacco Induced Diseases.

(Read more...)

A University of Texas at Arlington research team found that foreign-born women of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent are 2.5 times more likely to have an undiagnosed case of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) compared to U.S.-born white women.

The research, led by Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Tiffany Kindratt, appears in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 

“Alzheimer’s disease is growing, and half of the cases are usually undiagnosed,” said Kindratt,..."

(Read more...)

RURAL HEALTH PODCAST

Join Aspen Drude and
Jeffrey Taylor for Season 2:
"A Public Health Perspective". 

Released on September 18, 2023

CLICK HERE to catch each episode!

CONHI faculty members were on hand earlier this month to celebrate at the 30th annual NightinGala event in Washington, D.C.  Hosted by The Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research, the gala celebrates excellence in nursing research.

A group from CONHI recently attended the National League for Nursing Education Summit in Washington DC. The theme this year was "Extraordinary Nurse Educators Leading in Extraordinary Times".  The annual conference highlights advances in nursing education and innovation and is well-attended by influential nurses, who guide our educational principles.

UTA faculty had two podium presentations: Dr. Leslie Jennings presented "Comparing First Semester Academic Outcomes Between Two BSN Admission Routes" on Friday and Jennifer Roye, Dr. Jessica Smith, and Dr. Melynda Hutchings presented "Project SOAR: Virtual Simulation to Support Emergent Rural Obstetric Care" on Saturday. Dr. Kyra Brown and Ashlee Hansen-Bell were also co-developers on the SOAR project but were unable to attend the Summit.

Thanks to CONHI and the Center for Rural Nursing for their support to attend and share our accomplishments from our program.

Dr. Marco Brotto has been selected and appointed by Bentham Science as the new Co-Editor-in-Chief for their new Journal Glucolipid Metabolic Disorders.

"I am delighted as this position aligns well with the strategic goals of UTA. Furthermore, it provides us with an opportunity to continue promoting the brands of the BMRC and the CONHI," said Dr. Brotto.

A new grant project focused on using participatory complex systems approaches to address cardiovascular severe maternal morbidity among Black women awarded to Dr. Kyrah Brown (PI), Dr. Tiffany Kindratt (Co-I), Thanayi Lambert MSN, RNC-OB (Co-I) and other co-investigators and community investigators by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal Health Research Network  for Minority Serving Institutions (2023-2028, $2,249,951)

AND

A new R01 grant project focused on using complex systems approaches and developing a policy simulator to address severe maternal morbidity was awarded to Dr. Kyrah Brown (PI), Dr. Tiffany Kindratt (Co-I), and other investigators by National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2023-2028, $1,849,497).

Congratulations to Darashagam Nahal in submitting the top abstract among students to the APHA Food and Nutrition (FN) Section. The FN Section will highlight her success at the APHA Conference in Atlanta during the FN Section Awards and Networking Social in November.

CONHI has hosted several events so far this semester including the State of the College meeting,
the Anderson Lecture, a MAH-X session with high school students,
Exercise is Medicine Week, and the 2nd Annual Rural Health Conference.