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Apr 28, 2017
AARP’s Public Policy Institute, home to the Center to Champion Nursing in America, hosted an inspiring nurse leader Tuesday whose work on helping people with low incomes age in place is making life better for many. Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN, is program director of Johns more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
Apr 14, 2017
Dear Action Coalitions, The two of us are thrilled to welcome Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action and other colleagues from across the country to continue work on implementing Institute of Medicine recommendations and building a Culture of Health in communities across the nation. Kim is board president of the New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: New Mexico
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The sixth monthly teleconference covered two topics: how to integrate a Culture of Health perspective into the curriculum of community college and university partnership programs, and ideas for discussions for future learning collaborative calls. Nelda Godfrey, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN, associate dean of innovative partnerships and practice at the University of more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education
Mar 29, 2017
Every year, each county in the country has its pulse taken. How healthy are the residents—are they working, are they safe, do they smoke, what are the education rates? What is the quality of the air they breathe and water they drink, and how easily can they get around without a more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
Mar 23, 2017
Lauran Hardin’s calling became clear as she listened to a 30-year-old man read his essay, “Why I Went to the Emergency Room.” He was in the presence of 20 people from three hospital systems and many community agencies who, separately, had responded to his health care more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: National
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Beth Ann Swan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, led the March 15 learning collaborative call on education transformation, discussing in part her paper published July 2016, “Accelerating design and transforming baccalaureate nursing education to foster a culture of health.” Swan is professor and former dean at the Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education
Mar 07, 2017
“Building on the Campaign for Action Pillars to Create a Healthier America” is the name, and the aim, of regional meetings to be held in 2017 for Action Coalitions. Similar to last summer’s meetings, these workshops reflect the new needs and growth of Action Coalitions as they combine efforts to create healthier communities with their pursuit of the more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
Feb 27, 2017
In America, health varies by income, education, race and ethnicity, and geography, notes a new report that points out how society as whole pays the price. The study goes on give nine examples of U.S. communities trying to level the playing field, some of which include more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National