AARP & Health Equity Nursing Summit 2023

Nov 26, 2023

Dr. Adams, Co-Chair, NACFL, attended the AARP & Health Equity Summit 2023 in Washington DC. Our Health Equity mentor, Dr. Barbara Nichols, and Dr. Adams shared Florida team updates while at the Summit 2023. more

Location: Florida

Help Wanted: Nurse Mentors for a More Diverse Nurse Workforce

Apr 11, 2023

The AARP Center for Health Equity through NursingSM (A-CHEN) is seeking nurses, working or retired, to mentor nursing students from underrepresented communities. A mentor is defined as a wise and trusted counselor or teacher, a tutor, advisor, or coach. Mentors can also more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing

Lincoln University Nursing Students Attend National Black Nurses Association Capitol Hill Day

Apr 03, 2023

Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester posing with Lincoln University nursing students and faculty as well as NBNA members. On February 2, 2023 the Pennsylvania Action Coalition had the pleasure of attending the 35th Annual National Black Nurses (NBNA) Day on Capitol Hill with more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Pennsylvania

Calls to Action for Advancing Health Equity

Dec 15, 2022

(left to right) Edna Kane Williams , Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, AARP and Aisha K. Mix, DNP, MPH, RN, FAAN, Rear Admiral,Assistant Surgeon General Chief Nurse Officer, U.S. Public Health Service  at the  AARP Health Equity Summit on more

What We Learn from Successful School Mental Health Programs

Aug 08, 2022

As the calendar flips to August, America’s schools are preparing for a new academic year, the fourth one impacted by COVID-19. School nurses are the front lines of public health and primary care, and the Campaign is pleased to share two blogs from a global more

Issues: Improving Health Equity

The Role of School Health in Addressing Health Inequities

Aug 01, 2022

As the calendar flips to August, America’s schools are preparing for a new academic year, the fourth one impacted by COVID-19. School nurses are the front lines of public health and primary care, and the Campaign is pleased to share two blogs from a global school nurse more

Issues: Improving Health Equity

Giving Thanks

Nov 18, 2021

The weeks before and after Thanksgiving are usually filled with grace and gratefulness. And so it is even this year, a year of highs and lows. Through it all, you, our great network of allies and friends, have shown remarkable strength. Today, we write simply to say thanks. more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

Help the American Nurses Foundation Reimagine the Future of Nursing

Aug 19, 2021

Nurses deliver high-quality, accessible, and equitable care for all Americans. Many health care experts and advocates lament that the current health care system under-develops, under-utilizes, and under-appreciates nurses. The American Nurses Foundation is committed to more

Issues: Transforming Nursing Education