Social Determinants at the Heart of Chicago NAM Town Hall

Jun 17, 2019

Chicagoans who live within a few short miles of one another can have dramatically different life expectancies, and that is unlikely to change until we pay a lot more attention to the social, economic, and physical environments in which people live, learn, work, and play—a more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Transforming Nursing Education

Power to Heal Event Held May 15, 2019

Jun 14, 2019

  This event was a partnership between NC AARP and Coastal Associate State Director, Wilmington (Cathy Sevier and Suzanne Black) and NC FON AC East (Laura Bliley, Gina Woody, Renee Mayo). Our next event on May 15th 2019 included approximately 50 people and was a more

Location: North Carolina

Livable Communities Events, May 15, 2019 in Greenville NC

Jun 14, 2019

The first event was a partnership between NC AARP and Coastal Associate State Director, Wilmington (Cathy Sevier and Suzanne Black) and NC FON AC East (Laura Bliley, Gina Woody, Renee Mayo). It included approximately 45 people representing 14 agencies within Pitt Co (high more

Location: North Carolina

Volunteering, Advocating, Caring: How Nurses Build Health, In Their Words

Jun 14, 2019

Ask people on the street how nurses are building a healthier America, and you’ll get dozens of responses. You’ll hear of the nurse who gave someone their annual physical, or cared for them in a hospital, or helped a child at school when she got sick. All good answers. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

“Nurse Power”: He Helped Write the Book. (Yes, That Book.)

Jun 11, 2019

Nurses “have the perspective and experience and the toughness to show us the more

Collective Impact in Sussex County, Delaware

Jun 06, 2019

Collective Impact is working in Sussex County, Delaware according to Megan Williams, DNP, APRN, FAANP, Board President, Sussex County Health Coalition and Vice President of the Delaware Healthcare Association and Peg Geisler, Executive Director,  Sussex County Health Coalition more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Delaware

The Future of Nursing Visits Chicago Friday

Jun 05, 2019

The National Academy of Medicine on Friday kicks off the first of its three summer town hall-style meetings on the future of nursing at Malcolm X College in Chicago. The theme: education, research and practice. The NAM Study Committee on the Future of Nursing 2030 report more

National

Helping Vulnerable People Before Disasters Strike

Jun 03, 2019

Floods, tornadoes, heat waves, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National