The Connecticut Nursing Collaborative-Action Coalition is the driving force transforming health care through nursing in our state. Understanding that Connecticut has specific health care challenges and needs, we are working with diverse stakeholders to create and model innovative solutions with nurses leading the way.
Nurses and others from Connecticut convened on November 30 for the second summit of the Connecticut Nursing Collaborative-Action Coalition (CNC-AC). Carole Bergeron, RN, PhD, State Implementation Program grant principal investigator opened the day with a quote from more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities, Locations: Connecticut,
At least one nurse reading the call from the Red Cross for nurses to help in Louisiana answered immediately: For Cindy Holle, RN, DNP, Tuesday, August 23, was Day Two volunteering for those desperately in need after the flooding that started August 12. Holle was busy more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities, Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration, Locations: Connecticut, Louisiana,
Last fall, leaders of numerous schools and health and medical centers in Connecticut started working on creating more elegant systems to teach and train nurses. Sponsored by the Connecticut Nursing Collaborative-Action Coalition, the meetings produced more than was more
Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration, Transforming Nursing Education, Locations: Connecticut, National,
A New York Times story about food banks—and diabetes—touches on a theme similar to one in the recently released video about interprofessional collaboration at health care facilities. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation video, which points out that all such efforts more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities, Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration, Locations: Connecticut, National, Texas,
Connecticut Nursing Collaborative-Action Coalition Diversity Committee Chair is empowering young minority students to take steps toward nursing and other health care fields. MaryAnn Perez-Brescia, RN, MSN, a professor at a state community college, is committed to more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing, Locations: Connecticut,
The Connecticut Nursing Collaborative-Action Coalition (CNC-AC) is partnering with the state’s Department of Labor and Department of Public Health to manage and analyze Connecticut’s nursing workforce data. The analysis will provide critical information for more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities, Collecting Workforce Data, Promoting Nursing Leadership, Locations: Connecticut,
On May 8, 2014, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed Senate Bill 36 into law, expanding access to high-quality health care and increasing choice for residents of the state. Senate Bill 36 will remove barriers to full practice authority for advanced practice more
Issues: Improving Access to Care, Locations: Connecticut, National,
Executive Director
Connecticut Nurses’ Association
Executive Director
Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce
