Campaign for Action Launches Award Program to Recognize Equity-Minded Nurses

Jul 17, 2023

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for a new award program, co-sponsored by nursing organizations, that will recognize nurses who are more

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

Black Mother-Daughter Nurse-Led Clinic Expands Access to Care

Sep 23, 2022

Marcella Garner, DNP, CCRN, RN, (left) and Maleka Robinson, MSN, BSN, RN, (right) Maleka Robinson, MSN, BSN, RN, and her daughter Marcella Garner, DNP, CCRN, RN, made New Jersey history earlier this year when they opened the first Black-owned mother-daughter, nurse-led clinic more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership

A Farewell

Apr 19, 2022

It is bittersweet for me to share with you that Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD., RN, FAAN, director of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, is leaving her roles at the Campaign and as senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on May 31, to pursue new more

Omicron is Hitting Nursing Homes. Booster Shots Are Critical for This Vulnerable Population.

Jan 20, 2022

The last few weeks have seen record surges in COVID-19 infections in most of the country, in large part due to the arrival of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Nursing homes are also seeing a rapid surge in cases among both staff and residents, according to more

Build Back Better Act Provisions Could Strengthen Nursing Home Staffing and Oversight

Dec 01, 2021

This post was originally posted on AARP Public Policy Institute’s Thinking Policy Blog Nursing homes lead with “nursing” in their nomenclature because they depend on registered nurses (RNs) and nursing care teams to deliver safe care to their residents. Unless more

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

In Dark Times, NAM Study Sees a Bright Future for Nursing

May 11, 2021

Earlier today, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) released its eagerly awaited report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. The report’s dedication to “nurses around the world who paid the ultimate price of caring for people more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education