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AARP Praises Bills to Ease Path to Home Health Services

Apr 17, 2017

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is pleased that AARP is publicly endorsing the Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act, proposed bills that would help Medicare beneficiaries get care more quickly by allowing advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to do their more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

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“Fundraising Is a Skill”: 10 Essentials in Supporting Your Cause

Apr 12, 2017

You became a nurse for any number of reasons: You want to help people. You’re hands-on. You like the intensity of working with others to make things right, and the gratifying feeling that comes from responding to a need. As you rise through the ranks, though, you might more

Location: National

Dr. Barbara Nichols awarded New York University Award!

Apr 11, 2017

Congratulations Barbara Nichols, DNSc (hon.), MS, RN, FAAN, Executive Director Wisconsin Center for Nursing! Dr. Nichols is the 2017 recipient of the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing Helen Manzer Award. This award recognizes an individual who exemplifies more

Location: Wisconsin

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“I Knew I Wanted to Be ‘That Nurse'”

Apr 05, 2017

This is the second in a series of profiles of leaders who are part of the Campaign talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities.  Danielle Howa Pendergrass, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, is a board-certified more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National Utah

2017 County Rankings Let Residents Measure Health

Mar 29, 2017

Every year, each county in the country has its pulse taken. How healthy are the residents—are they working, are they safe, do they smoke, what are the education rates? What is the quality of the air they breathe and water they drink, and how easily can they get around without a more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

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Complex Care Model Leads to Answers for America’s Vulnerable

Mar 23, 2017

Lauran Hardin’s calling became clear as she listened to a 30-year-old man read his essay, “Why I Went to the Emergency Room.” He was in the presence of 20 people from three hospital systems and many community agencies who, separately, had responded to his health care more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: National