RWJF Public Health Nurse Leaders

Public health nurses take their work to the people, providing care and education in homes, workplaces, and community centers. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Health Nurse Leaders program provided 25 community health nurses a two-year leadership development program designed to contribute to building a Culture of Health. The program was coordinated and delivered by the Center for Creative Leadership.

Through training, these community health nurses have become senior-level advocates, leading efforts to coordinate individuals, organizations, and communities to build healthier communities. The nurses also worked closely with the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s state-based affiliates, known as Action Coalitions, in relationships that were mutually beneficial in providing a network of key influencers for building healthier communities.

Learn more below about each Public Health Nurse Leader and the projects that she/he developed alongside an Action Coalition.

Preparing the Future Public Health Nursing Workforce in California: Synopsis of a Symposium between Academia and Practice
NOEL BAZINI-BARAKAT, MSN, MPH, RN, PHN
Los Angeles, CA

Educating the Current and Future Nursing Workforce: A Standardized Nursing Assessment of Social Determinants of Health
NANCIE BECHTEL, MPH, BSN, RN, EMT
Columbus, OH

ALEXANDRIA JONES, RN, MS
Columbus, OH

Determining Health Care Employer Interest and Needs for Population Health Training (Culture of Health Initiative Project [CHIP] – Phase I)
RACHELLE COLLINGE, MPH, RN
Jefferson County, MO

Diabetes Prevention and Control in the Midwest 2016
KAREN CRIMMINGS, RN, CIC
Mason City, IA

IVONNE RIVERA-NEWBERRY, RN, BSN
Hutchinson, KS

Public Health Nurses Impacting Early Language Development for Healthier Lives
DIANE DURRENCE, APRN, MSN, MPH
Atlanta, GA

Creating Nurse Leaders in Minnesota – Stearns County, 2017
RENEE FRAUENDIENST, RN, PHN, BSN, CPI
St. Cloud, MN

Rural West Virginia Communities in Crisis-An Opioid Epidemic
ANGELA GRAY, BSN, RN
Martinsburg, WV

Implementing Successful Public Health Nursing Academic-Practice Partnerships
ROBIN HANNON, MSN, RN
Belleville, IL

Telehealth Education for Patients Living with Diabetes in Rural Alabama
JESSICA HARDY, MPH, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC
Montgomery, AL