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Ten Things You Can Do to Support Nurses

Feb 02, 2023

Americans have identified nurses as the most trusted profession, in or out of health care, every year for the last two decades. But nurses across the country are exhausted, discouraged and leaving their roles or the profession in droves. It is time for a re-calibration. Read more
Closing the Gap: How Nurses Can Promote Tax Credits to Improve Health Equity

Jan 31, 2023

Each year, an estimated $12 billion in federal tax credits go unclaimed because about 20 to 30 percent of people who are eligible for tax credits incorrectly fill out their tax forms, or do not file at all. We know disparities disproportionally impact people of color, more
TAC Rising Star Selected for Health Equity Award

Jan 27, 2023

The Tennessee Action Coalition congratulates 2022 Rising Star Andrea Poynter, PhD, MSN, RN-CNE, on being selected as a co-recipient of an award from the Health Equity Innovations Fund! Dr. Poynter received the award in conjunction with Michael Whittaker and Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Their work will focus on creating a healthcare mentorship more

Location: Tennessee
A Trauma-Informed Approach Provides Framework for Achieving Health Equity

Jan 25, 2023

We have known for years that health equity is possible only through eliminating racism, but we have yet to realize this imperative. The 2021 Future of Nursing Report1 and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action2 (an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood more
Eight Native American Profiles and How to Use Them

Jan 19, 2023

Since 2021, I have worked with the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as a diversity consultant and senior advisor on implementing recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine’s more
AARP & RWJF Name Recipients of Health Equity Innovations Fund Awards

Jan 10, 2023

Updated as of August 15, 2023 Contact: Mary Boyle, CCNA Communications Director at mboyle@aarp.org The AARP Center for Health Equity through NursingSM and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson more
SC Governor Recognizes Health Literacy Month with Proclamation

Dec 22, 2022

South Carolina Governor McMaster Recognizes Health Literacy Month with Proclamation – October 2022 is Health Literacy Month—a time we promote practices and policies that enable patients to easily understand health information and use it to make decisions about their health. Dr. Joy Deupree, a University of South Carolina College of Nursing professor and more

Location: South Carolina
Delaware Innovation Grant Featured in NASN School Nurse

Dec 22, 2022

The BSD Lifesavers Middle School Program, recipient of a 2021 Campaign for Action Innovation Grant, has been chosen for a feature article in the peer-reviewed clinical journal, NASN School Nurse. The article, Moving Upstream to Address Health Inequity- A Middle School Program to Introduce Students to a Career in Nursing is can be found more

Location: Delaware