Tweet with Us 11/4/14: How to Solve the Doctor/Nurse Shortage


doctor nurse shortage

The shortage of doctors and nurses who reflect the makeup of the US population makes it harder to build strong doctor-patient relationships, deliver preventive care, and focus on health conditions. Let’s focus on what we can do to solve the problem by using #SaludTues to tweet about innovative programs, campaigns and other resources to increase the number of health professionals: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Solving the Doctor/Nurse Shortage” DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 TIME: Noon CT (1:00 PM ET) WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues HOST: @SaludAmerica CO-HOSTS: @NHMAmd Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter/X and share your stories and resources. #SaludTues is a Tweetchat on Twitter/X that focuses on a variety ...

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Rose A. Treviño-Whitaker: A Tough Upbringing Helps Her Focus on Improving Health, Fitness


Rose Trevino-Whitaker

Unpaved roads. Lack of proper sewage. Inadequate water. Rose A. Treviño-Whitaker grew up among these third-world conditions that plague some colonias—mostly unincorporated settlements in South Texas. That’s why she is dedicating her career to preventing disease and promoting public health as a researcher at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at UT Health San Antonio. She’s particularly interested in increasing physical activity. “Regardless of the neighborhood conditions I grew up in, I still led an active lifestyle. My sisters and I still went outside and had a great time playing soccer in the streets with the other neighborhood kids,” Treviño said. “It is hard to see that this is not the case anymore, in my old neighborhood and all over the U.S. ...

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