Health Care April 2017

Hispanic Outlook's Scholarship of the Week

Reliance Dental, manufacturer of dental acrylics and other dental supplies for over a century, is proud to introduce the Bright Smile Scholarship program.

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​​​Fresno State to educate youth about health, human services career options

The College of Health and Human Services at Fresno State and West Fresno Family Resource Center have partnered up to get youth ready for college at the "iFuture: You Belong at Fresno State" event, 10 a.m. to noon, April 22 at the West Fresno Family Resource Center (1802 E. California Ave.).

Health Care April 2017

UT Austin Receives $2.7 Million in Grants from Mellon Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded The University of Texas at Austin two new grants. A $2 million grant will provide training for doctoral students working across disciplines in the humanities, and a $700,000 grant will help preserve vulnerable human rights documentation from Latin America.

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Diversity within Latino population may require more nuanced public health approaches

Not all Latinos face the same health challenges, suggesting that public health approaches may need to be tailored based on needs of the diverse groups within the Latino population, new research from Oregon State University indicates.

Health Care April 2017

Hispanic Outlook's Scholarship of the Week

AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced that the 2017 AbbVie CF Scholarship program is now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 academic school year, marking 25 years of honoring and supporting young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) as they pursue their educational dreams.

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This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines

The following are the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page.

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DCCCD entrepreneur seeks to save the planet, one healthy plate a time

In 2010, Cynthia Nevels received a call that her son, Tyler Nelson, who was born with cystic fibrosis, was in a Fort Worth hospital and needed a double organ transplant; he had to be transported immediately to Houston. She was forced to sell everything so that she could move to Texas’ largest city to be with her son while he waited for organs to become available.

Health Care April 2017

St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $105,000 in Grants to 21 Universities and Institutions to Support Childhood Cancer Research

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, has announced it is leading the charge to take childhood back from cancer with $105,000 awarded to support summer fellowships at 21 institutions across the U.S.

Health Care March 2017

HCC Vast academy celebrates 25 years impacting students with intellectual disabilities

Twenty-five years ago, students with intellectual and developmental disabilities had very few options to continue their education after high school. But in 1991, with high hopes, just one instructor and 55 students, Houston Community College (HCC) started an innovative program to help these special students reach their goals.

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$100M Health, Education Center Planned for PSU Campus

The city of Portland and its three biggest colleges said Monday they are teaming up to build a $100 million education and health center.

Health Care March 2017

Understanding Disability as Diversity

Eunyoung Kim, Ph.D., associate professor in the College of Education and Human Services at Seton Hall University, and Katherine C. Aquino, Ph.D., graduate of the Higher Education Leadership, Management and Policy Ph.D. program in the College, have collaborated on Disability as Diversity in Higher Education: Policies and Practices to Enhance Student Success, published by Routledge.

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Saint Louis University's Med School Gets 2 Years' Probation

Saint Louis University's medical school is on probation after an accrediting agency found what it called multiple curriculum gaps and inadequate policies.