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Equity-Minded School Nurses Have a Superpower
Sep 13, 2023
School nurses are often unrecognized and poorly understood by non-health and health professionals, including other nurses. The unprecedented events surrounding COVID-19 and the return of students from home into the classroom elevated the importance of school nurses more
AARP’s Susan Reinhard Joins National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing
Aug 28, 2023
The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing examines the issue of racism within nursing nationwide, focusing on the impact on nurses, patients, communities, and health care systems to motivate all nurses to confront individual and systemic racism. It was more
Becoming an Equity-Minded Nurse Was Inevitable for Me
Aug 03, 2023
My story of being an equity-minded nurse began with my background. I was born to teenage parents along the Texas-Mexico border in a “colonia,” a Spanish term for poverty-stricken neighborhood. Nursing school to me was not only a way to play a pivotal role in more
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Preparing Teens and Young Adults for Health Care Careers
Jul 20, 2023
AARP and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, proudly support the Summer Health Institute for Nurse Exploration and Success or SHINES program. SHINES is helping create a stable and diverse more
Location: California
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Campaign for Action Launches Award Program to Recognize Equity-Minded Nurses
Jul 17, 2023
The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for a new award program, co-sponsored by nursing organizations, that will recognize nurses who are more
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Join NOBC to Participate in an Innovation Project to Increase Health Equity!
Jul 07, 2023
The Mississippi Action Coalition, in a collaborative role with the Nurses On Boards Coalition, is honored and proud to have received one of 16 Health Equity Innovation Grant Awards. We have embarked on a project, “Strengthening Nurses’ Voices to Improve Health Equity: A Community-based Approach, ”to identify and address gaps and barriers preventing more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Mississippi
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Nine Nurses Talk About Equity-Minded Nursing
Jun 21, 2023
When the National Academy of Medicine released its 2021 report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and RWJF, took up the challenge to help implement the more
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Survey Finds Culture of Racism and Discrimination in Nursing Schools and Workplaces
Jun 12, 2023
When the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) asked nurses about their experiences with and perceptions of racism at work, a majority said there is a high prevalence of racism and discrimination in the workplace. About eight in 10 said they have experienced it from patients more
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How I Became “The Health Equity NP”
Jun 05, 2023
I recently learned about and strongly resonated with the concept of the equity-minded nurse, as described by Piri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior health equity fellow for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert more
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Congratulations to Tennessee's 2023 Rising Star Nurse Leaders!
May 22, 2023
Together with the Tennessee Nurses Association and the Tennessee Hospital Association, the Tennessee Action Coalition acknowledges these young nurse leaders: Kellie Ashburn, University of Tennessee at Martin Erica Barnett, State of TN-TN Dept of Health Laura Barry, UTK College of Nursing Mindy Brown, East Tennessee State more
Location: Tennessee
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Susan Reinhard Welcomes Rutgers University Nursing School Graduates to Esteemed Profession
May 18, 2023
On Thursday, May 18, Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute & Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America and Family Caregiving Initiatives, delivered the commencement address to Rutgers University more
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