Campaign names Innovations Fund winners
Congratulations to the nine Action Coalitions selected to receive up to $25,000 each for their innovative plans to advance nursing while also building a Culture of Health.
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Speak Up and Speak Out, Says Nurse Leader
Aug 15, 2018
This is the 15th in a series of profiles of Campaign leaders talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities. Frances (Fran) Keeler, MSN, RN, a 2014 Breakthrough Leader in Nursing, has more than 38 more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Vermont
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Wisconsin Action Coalition Conference Focuses on Dealing With Disparity
Aug 08, 2018
Visualizing Health Equity: One Size Does Not Fit All Infographic by RWJF on RWJF.org On June 15, the Wisconsin Action Coalition, led by Wisconsin Center for Nursing Executive Director Barbara L. Nichols, MS, RN, FAAN, hosted the eighth annual Wisconsin Center for more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Wisconsin
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The Nurse-Family Partnership: Health Equity for Mothers and Babies
Aug 08, 2018
On June 15, the Wisconsin Action Coalition hosted the eighth annual Wisconsin Center for Nursing Conference. The Wisconsin Action Coalition’s “Dealing With Disparity: Making a Difference in Practice & Leadership” conference on June 15 featured a workshop that more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Wisconsin
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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