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As Witnesses to Inequity, Nurses Can Be Powerful Advocates

Mar 15, 2021

More than 1,200 nurses and nurse champions from every state, Washington D.C. and a dozen countries, gathered online Feb. 24 to honor nurses’ contributions during the pandemic, recognize 10 years of nursing progress by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action and others, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership

NINR, NIH Directors Address Consequences of Structural Racism

Mar 08, 2021

Two leaders of health institutions have recently been vocal in saying how they will address structural racism and direct their organizations’ resources to close the resulting disparities in health and wellness. “There’s a straight line from policies that enforced more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Looking back to look forward

Feb 23, 2021

Nurses, nurse leaders, nurse champions and allies from across the country will virtually gather Wednesday to reflect on the profession’s achievements since the release of the 2010 Institute of Medicine report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. More more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education

2021 Maryland Action Coalition Virtual Leadership Summit – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION OPEN

Feb 22, 2021

https://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/academics/pe/events/mdac/ Join us for the 2021 MDAC Virtual Leadership Summit! Registration and Call for Abstracts Now Open Meeting Challenges Head On: Maryland Nurses Respond Monday, May 24, 2021 9:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. offered virtually Keynote Speakers: • Brian Castrucci, Author, The Practical Playbook: more

Location: Maryland

Two AARP Programs to Fund Ideas Large and Small

Feb 22, 2021

AARP applauds and supports innovators and entrepreneurs who aim to improve others’ lives with two funding opportunities: The 2022 Purpose Prize, and the 2021 Community Challenge. Applications for both are now being accepted. “The AARP Purpose Prize,” said AARP CEO Jo more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

New Tennessee 40 Under 40 Nurse Leader on Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association's Patients Come First Podcast

Feb 19, 2021

A nurse leader recently named to Tennessee 40 Under 40 list, spoke recently on Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association’s (VHHA) Patients Come First Podcast. The episode of features an interview with Claire Marr, a registered nurse and System Clinical Value Improvement Coordinator at Ballad Health, who has channeled personal loss into her work to more

Location: Tennessee

Congratulations to Tennessee’s 2021 Rising Star Nurse Leaders!

Feb 19, 2021

Together with the Tennessee Nurses Association and the Tennessee Hospital Association, the Tennessee Action Coalition acknowledges these young nurse leaders: Jasmin Ajanovic, Johnson City Medical Center Kari Bowen, Johnson City Medical Center Oseana Bratton, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Marissa Lemley Brown, Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Tennessee

Report: Racial Equity Benefits Society Economically Too

Feb 08, 2021

Racial equity is an integral part of social justice—and, as an updated report makes clear, it is also fundamentally important to the country’s economic growth. In “The Business Case for Racial Equity: A Strategy for Growth,” the W.K. Kellogg Foundation finds that more

Issues: Improving Health Equity

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