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Global initiative to modify the nursing workforce

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore precarious employment and women"s health within the context of microenterprise. The specific aim was to identify the health concerns of low-income women who utilized resources from a non-profit microenterprise organization in New Mexico (NM).

Author Details

Rebekah J. Salt, Department of Family and Community Health Systems, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; Jongwon Lee, PhD, College of Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Microenterprise, Precarious Employment, Women's Health

Conference Name

24th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Prague, Czech Republic

Conference Year

2013

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Working for yourself: Microenterprise and women's health

Prague, Czech Republic

The purpose of this study was to explore precarious employment and women"s health within the context of microenterprise. The specific aim was to identify the health concerns of low-income women who utilized resources from a non-profit microenterprise organization in New Mexico (NM).