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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/.
The Official Publication of the Colorado Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association May 2021 | Colorado Nurse • 11 Meet the Colorado Nurses Association Board of Directors: Linda Stroup, 2019-2021, 1st term President Laura Rosenthal, 2020-2021, 1st term President - Elect Angela Petkoff, 2020-2022, 1st term Vice President Nan Morgan, 2019-2021, 1st term Secretary Carol O’Meara, 2020-2022, 2nd term Treasurer Brenda Tousley, 2019- 2021, 1st term Region 1 Director (DNA 8 & 9) Amanda Chappelle 2020-2022, 1st term Region 2 Director (DNA 3, 12, 16, 20, 23) Mary Satre, Appointed 2020-2021 Region 3 Director (DNA 4) Glenda Jackson, 2020-2022, 1st term Region 4 Director (DNA 6) Nora Flucke, 2019- 2021, 1st term Region 5 Director (DNA 7) Deb Bailey, 2020- 2022, 1st term Region 6 Director (DNA 5) Karen Lyda, 2019- 2021, 1st term Director at Large (SIG) V. Sean Mitchell, 2020-2022, 2nd term Director at Large (SIG) Jeanna Brewer, February-October 2021, 1st Term Director Recent Graduate Mary M. Ciambelli ANA Membership Representative Jennifer Gabel-Adney ANA Membership Representative Carol O’Meara ANA Membership Representative (Alternate) Colleen Casper Executive Director
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