Susan Reinhard to Retire from AARP, Embrace New Roles

Jun 05, 2024

Photo of Susan Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN Dear colleagues: I am excited to share some personal news. After 17 years as senior vice president and director of the AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) and chief strategist of the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an more

Webinar: Measuring the Value of Nurses on Boards: Findings from a New Survey

May 31, 2024

In 2023, the Mississippi Action Coalition and the Nurses on Boards Coalition conducted an inaugural survey to demonstrate the value of nurses serving on governing boards. Developed with a 2022 Health Equity Innovations Fund Award, this survey was the first comprehensive tool more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Mississippi

Reckoning with the History of Nursing to Improve Maternal-Infant Health Outcomes

May 28, 2024

My health equity journey can be summed-up in the expression, “I am my sister’s (brother’s) keeper.” This phrase characterizes both the privileges and responsibilities that I hold, which are foundational to my leadership style and role as a nurse. As a Black woman, more

Location: Texas

Patient-Family Advisory Council Opportunity for Nurses

May 22, 2024

Getty Image: Hospital administrator facilitates meeting AARP is filling roles on local Patient-Family Advisory Councils (PFACs). If you are an active or retired nurse who has also been a caregiver or patient and would like to make a difference for future patients and more

Now Accepting Nominations for Equity-Minded Nurse Award Program

Mar 28, 2024

photo credit: (c) GETTY IMAGES/Biod The AARP Center for Health Equity through NursingSM (A-CHEN) and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, with support from national nursing organizations, is pleased to open a call for applications for the Equity-Minded Nurse Awards more

Social Determinants of Health. Now what?

Mar 22, 2024

photo credit: (c) GETTY IMAGES/Thomas Barwick. Portrait of multigenerational family standing of front porch of home I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity to share my thoughts about the importance of the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) framework and advancing more

Location: Kentucky