Building a Culture of Health

Nov 08, 2018

“Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is committed to building a national Culture of Health that enables all in our diverse society to lead healthier lives now and for generations to come. A Culture of Health is broadly defined as one in which good health and well-being flourish more

Location: North Carolina

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Nurses (and a Nurse Champion) Win Congressional Seats in Mid-Term Election

Nov 08, 2018

At least one nurse and a well-known champion of the nursing profession won congressional seats in Tuesday’s election, while two additional nurse House members were re-elected, and one nurse left office. Here’s the run-down on nurses in the 116th Congress: U.S. Rep. more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Center to Champion Nursing in America, RWJF to Honor Colleagues

Oct 29, 2018

The Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will join RWJF on Friday to co-host a reception at the American Academy of Nursing’s annual policy conference, in Washington D.C. This year’s meeting more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership

Ambitious Goals Spur Action

Oct 24, 2018

Nurses across the country are on the move to better their education. This in response to the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing report, which set an audacious goal around nursing education. It called for 80 percent of the nursing workforce to obtain a Bachelor more

Issues: Transforming Nursing Education

New Paper Lays Out Why Nurse Practitioners Are the Solution

Oct 15, 2018

This is a revised version of an earlier post. See correction below. “Primary care is a crucial component of American health care, but it faces steep challenges, beginning with ever-increasing demand for primary care services,” writes health care economist Peter more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

Funding Bill Includes Push to VA Facilities to Let Nurses Practice

Oct 09, 2018

President Trump signed into law on September 21 a funding bill for the nation’s veterans, and part of it boosted efforts to implement a policy approved nearly two years ago to more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care