University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
Nurs Outlook. 2024 Sep-Oct;72(5):102262. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102262. Epub 2024 Aug 21.
There is increased national attention to the impact nurses can and should have in advancing health equity. Nurses of color have made important contributions in nursing and other sectors to this end, but their efforts remain invisible. To amplify the contribution of Latino nurses in advancing health equity, we use oral histories and supplemental records to examine the career of Henrietta Villaescusa, RN, FAAN to illuminate her impact across government, health, and nursing sectors in advocating for the health of Latino communities. She was skilled in community activism, political savvy, and developing and leading intersectoral networks to address and identify Hispanic health issues and strategies to address them. Her career serves as an exemplar to the importance of including and supporting diverse nurses in leading health equity efforts.
人们越来越关注护士在促进健康公平方面可以发挥的作用。为此，有色人种护士在护理和其他领域做出了重要贡献，但他们的努力仍然不为人知。为了放大拉丁裔护士在促进健康公平方面的贡献，我们使用口述历史和补充记录来考察 Henrietta Villaescusa, RN, FAAN 的职业生涯，以阐明她在政府、卫生和护理部门倡导拉丁裔社区健康方面的影响力。她擅长社区活动、政治敏锐度，以及建立和领导跨部门网络，以解决和确定西班牙裔健康问题，并制定解决这些问题的策略。她的职业生涯是一个范例，说明在领导健康公平工作中包容和支持多元化护士的重要性。
