New Funding Opportunity for Action Coalitions
The Campaign is excited to announce a new competitive funding opportunity that will mean $25,000 for each of 10 Action Coalitions that can demonstrate a commitment to sustainability by advancing at least one recommendation by the Institute of Medicine’s report on nursing, while connecting that work to a Culture of Health.
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We’re Building Healthier Communities Through Nursing
America’s 3.6 million registered nurses are key to promoting health and creating communities in which everyone has access to high-quality care.
The Latest News
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Nurses Are on the Cutting Edge; Now They Can Pitch Their Ideas
Apr 20, 2018
“Calling all products, prototypes, apps and ideas”: That’s the invitation from Northeastern University and AARP Innovations Lab, with support from the American Nurses Association, asking nurses to present their disruptive ideas in home health care to funders in an evening called Nurse SharkTank. more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
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Why We Need More Native American Nurses
Apr 11, 2018
Our nation’s 5.2 million Native American/Alaskan Native people have long experienced greater health problems than any other group in the U.S., challenging health care providers, researchers, and tribal leaders across Indian reservation communities. They face high levels of more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National
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Giving Public Health Nurses a Needed Voice and Platform
Apr 16, 2018
Carolyn Nganga-Good, MS, RN, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Public Health Nurse Leader, as well as a member of the Maryland Action Coalition, found an effective way to highlight the project she completed as part of her two-year leadership development training with RWJF: more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Maryland
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Latest Resources
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Improving Access to Care: What You Need to Know
Nov 04, 2016
The Campaign for Action works to bring better care and wellness to more Americans by changing laws and policies that prohibit nurses from practicing to the full extent of their education and training. Below are facts you can use to educate others about our efforts. The four types of advanced practice registered nurses: nurse practitioners clinical more
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Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education
Education Ideas Emerge From Learning Collaboratives
Mar 23, 2017
Agreements between nursing schools and population health initiatives; academic programs that include community-based care; reports that show the value of teaching student nurses the many variables that affect people’s health. These are among materials educators and nurses have mentioned as they discuss how to integrate a Culture of Health perspective into more
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Workforce Data: A Plan to Measure Progress
Nov 17, 2016
Nurses play a huge role in keeping Americans healthy, but for nursing to be able meet the country’s growing health needs, we need more facts about the nursing workforce. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine future of nursing report spelled out this demand for data. In its follow-up report five years later, the call was more urgent: “The Campaign should play a more
Upcoming Webinars and
Learning Collaboratives
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Apr 25, 2018
Generational Trauma, Its Effect on Native Americans, and How Nurses Can Help
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May 23, 2018
Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
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Jul 18, 2018
Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
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Sep 19, 2018
Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
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Nov 14, 2018
Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
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