FDA’s Office of Minority Health Lecture Series- March 14th

Dr. Angie Millan is the Nursing Director for Children’s Medical Services (CMS) at the County of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Health. In this position she plans, directs, coordinates and administers nursing programs for CMS, which encompasses California Children’s Services; Child, Health and Disability Prevention; and Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care programs. She has been with Children’s Medical Services since 1999. Millan was previously national president and board member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), past member of the Nursing Advisory Council of the Joint Commission, and a member of the Commission to End Healthcare Disparities. She currently serves as a board member for NAHN, Los Angeles Chapter, and as commissioner for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission and a member of the Chamberlain College of Nursing Board of Trustees.

Millan was inducted as fellow of the American Nursing Academy in 2012 and is a recipient of the National Hispanic Medical Association’s Leadership Network Award and the Los Angeles County-Department of Public Health Innovation Award, among other recognitions. Millan holds both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from California State University. She holds a Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree from Western University and she is licensed to practice nursing in the state of California and Washington D.C.

Abstract:

Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the US. One-fifth of US children are overweight or obese. According to the New England Journal of Medicine (2005), the current generation of children will be the first in America to have a shorter lifespan than their parents’ generation. This dismal prediction was supported by the CDC, which reported that 2/3 of the U.S. adults and one-fifth of U.S. children are obese and overweight. Hispanics have 21% higher obesity prevalence compared to non-Hispanics. These children are at risk to develop many chronic diseases, including high blood pressure, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, certain cancers and stroke.

NAHN is helping to prevent childhood obesity, particularly among minority populations to support and sustain better choices that can decrease overeating and increase activity. To do this, NAHN received a Coca Cola Foundation grant in 2011 and launched the NAHN Muevete USA™ program in January 2012, under the direction of Angie Millan.

This program will assist with the elimination of obesity, which is one of the major health disparities in the Hispanic communities. It will support the main mission of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), which is to improve the quality of health and nursing care of the Hispanic communities, throughout the United States. The Hispanic community is very young in age, and all of the recent literature suggests that there is a great need to educate Hispanic young people to improve their lives.

For more information about the lecture, please contact Jovonni Spinner, Jovonni.Spinner@fda.hhs.gov.

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