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St Petersburg Chapter News... SPBNA in partnership with the American Heart Association will hold it's 4th Annual Heart & Spirit of Women Conference Saturday March 15, 2008 @ 8:30am Hospice Community Resource Center 3050 1st Ave. South St. Petersburg Florida __________________ The National Black Nurses Association will hold it's
36th Annual Institute and Conference.
A wide variety of sessions are scheduled for the four-day conference. Offering our members and attendees continuing education credits and a variety of learning venues!!! Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino | 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South | Las Vegas, NV 89119. Exhibit booth 8 x 10 $1000.00 Advertising, full page $1000.00!!!! half page $600.00 Sponsorships are available !!! Contact: Millicent Gorham Executive Director, millicent@nbna.org Dianne Mance Conference Services Manager, dmance@nbna.org Patricia Gray Advertising Coordinator, patgray@nbna.org www.nbna.org Join us there next summer!!! For more information log on to.... www.nbna.org SEE Chapter "2008 ANNOUNCEMENT KuDOS" |
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Treasure:
Florence Jenkins
Web: Master:
Evelyn C. Gardner
Student Representative:
Daphne L. Gardner-Davis
Vice President:
Beverley Williamson
President:
Janie L. Johnson
NATIONAL BLACK NURSES ASSOCIATION FLORIDA NURSES ASSOCIATION FLORIDA BOARD OF NURSING PINELLAS COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE ASSOCIATION OF PRACTICAL NURSE EDUCATORS
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Welcome to St. Petersburg Chapter of National Black Nurses Assoc., Inc.
The St. Petersburg Chapter BNA is a non-profit organization,committed to excellence in education and, collaborates with private and public agencies/organizations that share common concerns for improving the health status of all people, particularly African Americans and other minorities.
The St. Petersburg Chapter BNA’s mission, under the National Association, is to provide a forum for collective action by African American nurses to “investigate, define and determine what the health care needs of African Americans are and to implement change to make available to African Americans and other minorities health care commensurate with that of the larger society.”
The St. Petersburg Chapter BNA is committed to excellence in education and conducts continuing education programs for nurses and allied health professionals throughout the year. The association provides annual scholarships and a mentorship program for students.
Programs: The St. Petersburg Chapter BNA addresses key health problems that disproportionately impact the quality of life for African-Americans, among them Heart/Cardiovascular Disease, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Women’s Health, Drug/Substance Abuse, Violence Against Women, Community Research, and Clinical Depression.
NEWS! NEWS! The University of Central Florida is offering new advanced degree programs for RN's. Contact the school of nursing at 407-823-2744 or website www.cohpa.ucf.edu/nursing.
The St. Petersburg Chapter of BNA has a history of extensive collaboration with Pinellas County Health Department, Bayfront Medical Center, the Pinellas County Urban League, the American Cancer Association, American Heart Association, AA Health Forum,Midtown Health Council. Community Health Center of Pinellas,Inc.Pinellas Technical Educational Centers, and the Sickle Cell Foundation, with who they cooperate to provide health screenings to the underserved and hard-to-reach population.
The St. Petersburg Chapter BNA collaborates with St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg Clinic, and local schools and local recreational centers to provide health fairs and screenings. Representatives from St. Petersburg BNA also chair or sit on health committees throughout the community.
EXPERIENCE WITH TARGET POPULATION
The St. Petersburg BNA long recognized the racial disparities in health between African Americans and other segments of society. BNA nurses are involved in all health priorities. We provide educational programs targeting African American audiences. Working with the Urban League, the St. Petersburg Chapter BNA has provided health screening through a mobile medical health unit in churches, homeless shelters, housing complexes, and neighborhood family centers in the African American Community.
The St. Petersburg Chapter BNA also has mentored International-Haitian students training in the health field at St. Petersburg College. The St. Petersburg Chapter BNA members are key professionals involved in the effort to reach African American population at risk.
