To better meet America’s health needs and contribute to a Culture of Health, the nursing workforce needs to reflect the country’s multitude of ethnicities, races, cultures, and communities. Such diversity will ultimately increase health equity and help transform the way people get their health care.

Mission

The Campaign for Action’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee works to ensure that all people, regardless of race, religion, creed, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any aspect of their identity, will experience equity in well-being, health, and healthcare through a more diverse nursing workforce.

Committee Chair

• Carmen Alvarez, PhD, CRNP, CNM, Assistant Professor, Department of Community-Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
• Eric J. Williams, DNP, RN, FAAN, Professor and Faculty Chair, Assistant Director of Nursing Program, Santa Monica College

Committee Members

• Blake K. Smith, MSN, RN, President, American Association for Men in Nursing 
• Alona D. Angosta, PhD, APRN, FNP, President,  Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association, Inc 
• Sandy Littlejohn, MA, BSN, RN, President,  National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association, Inc
• Norma Cuellar, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
• Martha Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE, President, National Black Nurses Association
• Debra Toney, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Association
• Madelyn D. Yu, MSN, RN, President, Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc.