Self-care has been defined as the process of taking care of oneself with behaviors that promote health and active management of illness when it occurs. Individuals engage in some form of self-care daily with food choices,exercise,sleep,and dental care. While the concept of self care has received increased attention in recent years,it has ancient origins. Socrates has been credited with founding the self-care movement in ancient Greece,and care are of oneself and loved ones has been shown to exist since human beings appeared on earth. Self-care remains a primary form of healthcare worldwide.
Afaf Ibrahim Meleis is an Egyptian-American nurse-scientist,researcher,and medical sociologist. She is a Professor of Nursing and Sociology and Dean Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania,where she served from 2002 through 2014. This followed her 34-year tenure as a nursing faculty professor at the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California,San Francisco (UCSF).
Jeanne Quint Benoliel was an American nurse who studied the role of nursing in end-of-life settings. She founded the Ph.D. program at the University of Washington School of Nursing. She was designated a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing.
Miyong Kim is a Korean-American nurse researcher and academic. She is the La Quinta Centennial Endowed Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin.
Stefan D. Anker is Head of Field “Tissue Homeostasis and Cachexia" at CharitéUniversity,Berlin,Germany. Previously,he was Professor of Innovative Clinical Trials at University Medical Center Göttingen in Germany. The main focus of the Innovative Clinical Trials department was research in the field of chronic heart failure,including the development and clinical testing of new therapies.
Margaret Ruth McCorkle FAAN,FAPOS was an international leader and award-winning pioneer in oncology nursing. She was the Florence Schorske Wald Professor of Nursing at the Yale School of Nursing.
Mary Starke Harper was an African American nurse who worked in bedside nursing,nurse research and health policy. She spent several years working for the Department of Veterans Affairs. She performed clinical research on the geriatric psychiatric population and minority health. In 1972,Harper created the NIMH Minority Fellowship Program. She served on four presidential administration advisory panels with regards to mental health and health care reform. She died in 2006 as the recipient of several honors and author of over 180 publications.
Cheryl Ann Marie Anderson is an American epidemiologist. Anderson is a professor at and founding Dean of the University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science. Anderson's research focus is on nutrition and chronic disease prevention in under-served human populations.
Douglas L. Mann is an American physician. He is currently the Lewin Distinguished Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases and professor of medicine,cell biology and physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Elizabeth Louise Barrett-Connor was Chief of the Division of Epidemiology and Distinguished Professor at the University of California,San Diego. She investigated the role of hormones in pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease,diabetes and osteoporosis.
Terri S. Armstrong is an American scientist and nurse practitioner. She is a senior investigator in the Center for Cancer Research Neuro-Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute. Armstrong held the Dunn Distinguished Professorship in Oncology Nursing at UTHealth Jane and Robert Cizik School of Nursing.
Linda C. Gallo is a scientist known for behavioral medicine. Gallo is a professor at San Diego State University and serves as a part of the San Diego State / University of California,San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. She serves as a Co-Director at the South Bay Latino Research Center.
Deborah Watkins Bruner is an American researcher,clinical trialist,and academic. She is the senior vice president for research at Emory University. Her research focus is on patient reported outcomes,symptom management across cancer sites,sexuality after cancer treatment,and effectiveness of radiotherapy modalities. Bruner's research has been continually funding since 1998,with total funding of her research exceeding $180 million. She is ranked among the top five percent of all National Institutes of Health-funded investigators worldwide since 2012,according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
Helga Jónsdóttir is a professor in nursing at the Faculty of Nursing in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Iceland and Academic Chair of Nursing Care for Chronically Ill Adults in a joint position at Landspítali the National University Hospital.
Fannie Jean Gaston-Johansson is an American professor of nursing. She is a professor emerita and university distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins University. Gaston-Johansson researched health disparities,pain management,and coping strategies in women breast cancer patients. Gaston-Johansson was the first African-American woman tenured full professor at Johns Hopkins University. She previously served as a dean and full professor at University of Gothenburg and an associate professor at University of Nebraska Medical Center. Gaston-Johansson was named a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing in 1995.
Susan J. Pressler is an American cardiovascular researcher and nurse. She is the Susan Rearhard Endowed Chair in Nursing and Director of the Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness at the Indiana University School of Nursing.
Cynthia Flynn Capers is a nurse,educator,researcher and administrator. She is Dean of the University of Akron’s School of Nursing,Chair of the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing,national advisor to the Johnson &Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future,and board member of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Martha A.Q. Curley is an American nurse. She is the Ruth M. Colket Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Catherine "Kit" Ann Chesla is an American nurse who is Professor Emeritus and former Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair at the University of California,San Francisco School of Nursing. Her research has considered families and chronic illness.
Margaret Eunice McLean Heitkemper is an American nurse. She is the Elizabeth Sterling Soule Endowed Chair in Nursing at the University of Washington.
