Social Determinants of Health. Now what?

Mar 22, 2024

photo credit: (c) GETTY IMAGES/Thomas Barwick. Portrait of multigenerational family standing of front porch of home I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity to share my thoughts about the importance of the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) framework and advancing more

Location: Kentucky

Dinner Theater: An Innovative Approach to Reducing Suicide Among Kentucky Farmers

Jul 11, 2022

What kind of initiative brings together a beef council, a local theater group, and a state’s largest university? A Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action-supported program where nurses take on the problem of suicide in innovative ways. The Campaign is an initiative of AARP more

Location: Kentucky

Nursing Innovations Funds Stimulate a Network of Partnerships for Health Equity

Jun 06, 2022

When nurses are empowered to create health equity in their communities, they bring together a network like nobody else can. The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has demonstrated this more

Issues: Improving Health Equity Location: Georgia Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Nebraska North Carolina Pennsylvania Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Campaign Names Winners of 2021 Nursing Innovations Fund Award

Oct 07, 2021

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), has announced that six nurse-led projects will receive Nursing Innovations Fund awards of up to $25,000 each. The projects submitted by the more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Health Equity Location: Delaware Kentucky Montana Pennsylvania Utah West Virginia

Campaign Names 2020 Nursing Innovations Fund Award Winners

Oct 06, 2020

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), is pleased to announce that 10 projects proposed by its state-based Action Coalitions, or in a few cases, organizations designated by an Action more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Nebraska North Carolina Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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Kentucky Governor Signs Bill to Increase Consumer Access to Care

Feb 17, 2014

On February 13, 2014, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed Senate Bill (SB) 7 into law, expanding access to health care for Kentuckians, many of whom live in areas with a shortage of primary care providers. The passage of SB 7 means that Kentuckians will have improved access to more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Kentucky National