Pandemic Strains the Nursing Workforce

Mar 23, 2020

Nurses are facing unprecedented challenges right now—supply shortages, shifting protocols, and uncertainty about their own health status in the absence of readily available tests for COVID-19. With these realities in mind, we’ve gathered some stories that showcase more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

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New Law Soon to Provide Floridians Better Health Care Options

Mar 18, 2020

After decades of legislative efforts in Florida, both the House and Senate passed bills that will provide the state’s 21.5 million residents with significantly improved access to care from advanced practice registered nurses. On March 11, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Florida National

Campaign health equity toolkit to help in North Carolina

Mar 11, 2020

A nursing school and health care system have teamed up to put a health equity toolkit to good use, reports Triad Business Journal. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Apply by March 31: AARP Purpose Prize® Awards 50+ Change Makers with Funds to Fuel Work

Mar 02, 2020

Last year, when AARP awarded its $50,000 Purpose Prize® to five people over the age of 50 who are making a difference, a more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

As Nurses Prep for Coronavirus, Lessons from the Ebola Outbreak

Feb 25, 2020

A nurse with Boston-based Partners in Health swaddles a child at an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone. Health workers treating patients with the new coronavirus must also wear protective clothing and take other more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Rehired: Emeritus Nurses Bring Knowledge and Experience to Younger Workforce

Feb 19, 2020

Health care has a problem: a nursing workforce shortage that has loomed over the profession for more than a more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

Youth Suicide: How a Nurse-Designed Intervention May Be Saving Lives

Feb 11, 2020

A nurse-designed mental health intervention can improve the well-being of America’s youth. It may even save lives. Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment (COPE) gets cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) training to children, teens, and young adults in community, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

NCAOA Annual Training Conference

Feb 09, 2020

Register to Attend the 2020 NCAOA State Aging Training Conference in March North Carolina Association on Aging to hold Annual State Aging Training Conference March 5 – 6, 2020 at Hotel Ballast in Wilmington, NC The NCAOA Annual Training Conference is an excellent more

Location: North Carolina