Attitudes on Abortion

 

As I was updating the "Recent Utah Health News Page" I found this recently posted graph interesting. 

Freedom's Families

I spotlighted Freedom's Families support group for veterans and their families a little bit ago, but I wanted to share their new youtube videos and website with you. I have met and worked with Warren personally and am so impressed. Please enjoy his story and share it with others. He is making a difference that will change the world, one family at a time.

"The mission of Freedom's Families is to save families of veterans from the devastation of divorce"s is 

•  Veterans from the Iraq & Afghanistan who are diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are twice as likely to divorce than their comrades without the disability
• They are three times as likely to divorce two or more times. 
• Divorce affects all members of the family and has transgenerational implications for children of disabled veterans.

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Pledge to End the R-Word

Rosa's Law
Rosa’s Law, signed by President Obama on October 6, 2010, requires federal statutes currently using the term “mental retardation” to refer instead to “intellectually disability.” Pledge to End the R-Word is an ongoing campaign to "Spread the Word to End the Word". Join the 287,545 people who have pledged today. (The pledge is free of charge and registration)


Why Does It Hurt?
The R-word hurts because it is exclusive. It’s offensive. It’s derogatory. The R-word is hate speech. See why supporters think the R-Word is hurtful when used in jokes or as part of everyday speech. More on Effects >

How "Retardation" went from a Clinical Description to a Word of Derision

When they were originally introduced, the terms “mental retardation” or “mentally retarded” were medical terms with a specifically clinical connotation; however, the pejorative forms, “retard” and “retarded” have been used widely in today’s society to degrade and insult people with intellectual disabilities. Additionally, when “retard” and “retarded” are used as synonyms for “dumb” or “stupid” by people without disabilities, it only reinforces painful stereotypes of people with intellectual disabilities being less valued members of humanity.
“Everyone has a gift and the world would be better off if we recognized it.” – Timothy Shriver, Chairman and CEO of Special Olympics. 

Source for content, r-word.org

International Women's Day

Google Doodle Celebrating IWD

Today is International Women's Day, a day which focuses on empowering women around the globe.
Check out these amazing organizations making a difference and see how you can share and join their cause. 


The International Rescue Committee is using social media to spread stories of women in crisis through its recently launched Wake Up campaign. The IRC shares the stories of women such as Fatuma, whose daughter was assaulted in Somalia; Angele, who is living as an asylee from Cameroon in the U.S.; and Francine, who is overcoming the damage of working as a sex slave in the Congo.

#RockTheLips

For more read this great blog post by Zoe Fox. 

Congenital Heart Defect Video

Hi all! It took longer than I thought to create this video, but I hope you enjoy. It was an honor to celebrate Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week!

National Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week Feb 7-14

I am so proud to celebrate National Congenital Heart Disease "CHD" Awareness Week, February 7-14. I didn't realize this blog aimed to connect individuals with health information and community resources would get so personal so fast. My cousin, Hyrum, passed away eight years ago in March from a congenital heart defect. This experience lives with me daily and has fueled my desire to create this humble blog. I will highlight resources each day in honor of him and this week but am particularly inspired by these:

• Paul Cardall's blog, who is one of my heroes, along with this video he made featuring 100+ children with CHD
• The Faces of CHD - Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week Pinterest Page - check out this amazing pinterest page and add your own story. It was started by these amazing mothers. Check out their blogs here: Ruth H., Stefanie and Becca.
• Intermountain Healing Hearts: a support group for families of children or adults with congenital heart defects (CHD’s) and heart disease. Most of their members live in the Intermountain West (Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, and Utah) and are seen through the cardiology clinic located in Primary Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Intermountain Healing Hearts offer resources and a caring support network as families find answers and move forward to find healing and hope.

Welcome Utah Student Nurses!

We need your help! Thank you for the Utah Student Nurse's Association for a wonderful convention! We are trying to create a site to highlight mainly Utah support groups and community resources but also welcome online resources and national support groups. If you would like to contribute a blog post or have a recommendation of a group or resource we should highlight please email us.  Hopefully this website will soon be a powerful resource for student nurses, nurses, patients, practitioners and the public to find health resources in Utah.
In your email please include as much of the information below as possible:

• Event/Resource title and proposed tag
• Short description: especially highlighting upcoming events, speakers and fundraisers
• Contact: email, website, phone number, blog, facebook group, twitter (the more the better!)
• Location 
• Picture/logo with html link location

Thank you for your help! This is what nursing is about!