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Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a nonprofit organization addressing the needs of low income, first-time parents and their children, is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to a student member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN).
The winner will be announced during the 35th Annual NAHN Conference to be held July 24 in Washington, DC.
"This scholarship reaffirms our commitment to inclusivity as a cornerstone of the Nurse-Family Partnership program," says Thomas R. Jenkins, Jr., NFP president and CEO. "We are proud to be able to support a worthy student and this vibrant nursing organization.
"Now more than ever, the healthcare workforce in the U.S. needs registered nurses from all ethnic backgrounds to aid this country's ever-changing population," Jenkins adds. "We see that clearly in our service to the first-time mothers who are eligible for the NFP program."
Nationwide, Hispanics make up 25.9 percent of NFP's clients, which is the most of any race or ethnicity. NFP has more than twice the rate of Hispanic nurses as those in the overall U.S. nursing workforce, as well.
Based in Denver, NFP serves more than 22,000 families in 32 states in a program of ongoing nurse home visitation. It is estimated that approximately 600,000 eligible first-time mothers in the U.S. annually would benefit from the program.
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