Colorado Nurse - May 2021

10 • Colorado Nurse | May 2021
The Official Publication of the Colorado Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association
Hispanic Nurses Embrace Precision Medicine and Ensures
Hispanics Are Represented in Medical Research Through All of Us
Amanda D. Quintana DNP, RN, FNP; Immediate Past President,
National Association of Hispanic Nurses – Denver Chapter
Nate Glass, Junior Associate; Clyde Group
In 2019, nurses from the National Association of Hispanic Nurses – Denver Chapter
(NAHN) began educating Latinx communities, health care workers, and other community
members about the importance of precision medicine. Precision medicine is a method
used to specifically focus disease prevention and treatment measures to all populations.
To tailor treatments to individual needs, precision medicine considers the unique factors
that make individuals who they are - such as lifestyle, socioeconomics, environment, and
biology. Until now, little research of this kind has been completed on minority and underserved
populations.
Funding from the All of Us Research Program, part of the nationwide Precision
Medicine Initiative from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provided NAHN with an
opportunity to launch an educational campaign to spread the word about this important
Weld County Public Health
(Greeley, CO)
invite applicants to apply:
Public Health Nurse I or II
• Generalist
• TB & Communicable Disease
Program
To view the complete job
announcements and apply online:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/
careers/weld
research. Most would agree that the traditional “one size fits all” model of health care
does not adequately address the health care needs of our diverse population. Through
the work of the All of Us Research Program, Hispanic nurses in Denver, along with other
Colorado professional organizations, are working hard to impact change.
Together, NAHN nurses, Promotoras from Vuela for Health, YMCA of Metro Denver
staff, Colorado Council of Black Nurses, Central Colorado Area Health Education Center
and members of the Colorado Rural Health Center have educated and encouraged
hundreds of diverse community members and health care professionals to participate in
this research initiative.
All of Us is a historic effort to gather data from one million or more people living in
the United States to ensure medical researchers have a data source that represents us all.
By considering individual life differences, researchers may uncover paths toward delivering
personalized preventative care and treatment for all populations.
So far, over 370,000 people from all walks of life, nationally, have joined the program.
NIH’s goal of reaching one million people from diverse backgrounds is impressive and
achievable with help from nurses who work with patients every day who can benefit from
this type of research. For them, for our families, for our communities, and for our future,
please help us spread the word about All of Us.
To learn more about the All of Us Research Program please go to: https://allofus.
nih.gov/ or contact NAHN-Denver Chapter nurses at https://www.hispanicnursesdenverchapter.org/.