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    Nurses of Strong Mind, Body, and Spirit Deliver Better Care

    Oct 21, 2016

    LeAnn Thieman,  guest writer today for the Campaign blog, was a nurse at the bedside for 30 years. She has written 16 books, including Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul. In the spirit of Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation, an American Nurses Association initiative, Thieman writes more

    Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

  2. National

    Federal Data on Nurses Now Easier to Find

    Oct 20, 2016

    A new resource from the American Nurses Association provides, for the first time, in one place, federal statistics on employment and wages of registered nurses. The 2016 edition of Nurses by the Numbers includes data on jobs and wages by state; average earnings of RNs who more

    Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: National

  3. Telehealth Expands Care for Those in Vulnerable Communities

    Oct 19, 2016

    It may be the wave of the future: A nurse-managed clinic in Los Angeles that uses telehealth to increase consumers’ access to care is expanding its services to connect people who don’t live nearby with nurse practitioners who can provide the care they need. Thanks to a more

    Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: California

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    National Academy of Medicine Honors Shalala for Leading Nursing Report

    Oct 17, 2016

    Donna Shalala, PhD, has been honored with an award “for particularly distinguished leadership” for her role as chair of the committee that produced The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report of 2010.  The National Academy of Medicine awarded the David more

    Location: National

  5. Examples of Innovations to Build Healthy Communities

    Oct 15, 2016

    At the 3rd Annual Health Care Workforce Summit in September, representatives of a range of organizations across Massachusetts shared their innovative, expansive, and collaborative approaches to improve the health of their communities. Common themes were the importance of partnerships beyond healthcare, community engagement, addressing the social more

    Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Massachusetts

  6. Building Healthy Communities Is Focus of Massachusetts Healthcare Workforce Summit

    Oct 14, 2016

    “Building healthy communities as a team sport” was the overarching message of the 3rd Annual Massachusetts Healthcare Workforce Summit. Nurses from all practice settings are partnering with “teammates” in mental and behavior health, social services, and business to improve health and healthcare across the Commonwealth. more

    Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Massachusetts

  7. Study: Nurses’ Models of Care Match Culture of Health

    Oct 14, 2016

    Nurses are the health care professionals best positioned to contribute to a Culture of Health in their communities, says a study published in Nursing Outlook (there is a fee to download the study). “Innovative Nursing Care Models and Culture of Health: Early Evidence” more

    Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Pennsylvania

  8. National

    AARP: Veterans Win When VA Approves Proposal

    Oct 12, 2016

    “Getting health care when and where it is needed has been our country’s main problem in giving veterans the excellent care they deserve,” writes Catherine A. Georges, PhD, in an opinion piece in today’s STAT. Georges, an AARP board member, addresses the Veterans Affairs more

    Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

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