title: African American nurses: a coalition for African American health care.
abstract: African Americans have the highest death rate from the two leading causes of death in America. This group of Americans also has the highest rate among the under insured/uninsured and poverty stricken. As such, a large segment of this population uses health care practices that may not include the resources of the conventional health care system. African American nurses, as a coalition to improve health in the African American population, can forge a new front in the reorientation of health and health care in this population. Such activities include surveying the community for the more prevalent illnesses and offer in-community programs which address health and health care problems, and develop in-community programs which target children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA.
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Stringfield
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009726:Nurses; D014481:United States