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Connecticut Hosts Successful Summit
Dec 13, 2016
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 Henry Ford, more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Connecticut
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When Disaster Calls, Nurses Respond
Aug 25, 2016
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 even more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: Connecticut Louisiana
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Action Coalitions Benefit From Connecticut’s Search for Answers
Aug 01, 2016
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 expected: Not only did the leaders in academics and clinical practice forge strong working more
Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Transforming Nursing Education Location: Connecticut National
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Nurses Serve Wisdom at Food Banks, Farmers Markets
Jun 22, 2016
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 rest on a Culture of Health, reports that health care providers at one featured site, the more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: Connecticut National Texas
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Connecticut Nurse Takes on Diversity
May 20, 2016
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 increasing diversity in the nursing workforce and improving health literacy in minority more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Connecticut
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Key Partnerships Align to Improve Health Through Nursing Workforce Data
May 19, 2016
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 ongoing planning for the health of Connecticut residents, development of the nursing more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Connecticut
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Connecticut Passes Bill that Will Increase Consumers’ Access to Health Care
May 13, 2014
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 registered nurses (APRNs). The new law eliminates the collaborative practice agreement more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Connecticut National
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