Influence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on Women's Nutritional Beliefs and Lifestyle Choices for Themselves and Their Families.

The aim of this research was to examine the impact of type 1 diabetes on women's nutritional beliefs and their lifestyle choices both for themselves and for their families. The data sources used were the online databases of OVID, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsyINFO, PsyARTICLE, ERIC, Health Source Nursing/Academic edition, and the Centers for Disease Control from January 2000 to 2012. The concentration of the search was to identify literature with the key words "nutrition," "lifestyle," or "women with type 1 diabetes.

Recruiting and retaining minorities in nursing education.

Increasing nursing education opportunities for individuals from minority and/or disadvantaged backgrounds is the purpose of this project. Activities included the implementation of programs to enhance preentry preparation, retention, cultural competence and financial support. Intense recruitment strategies were targeted to seniors from high schools in Macon County and contiguous counties, the counties where most students currently enrolled at Tuskegee reside.