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Help Wanted: Nurse Mentors for a More Diverse Nurse Workforce
Apr 11, 2023
The AARP Center for Health Equity through NursingSM (A-CHEN) is seeking nurses, working or retired, to mentor nursing students from underrepresented communities. A mentor is defined as a wise and trusted counselor or teacher, a tutor, advisor, or coach. Mentors can more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing
Maps Illustrate a Decade of Progress in Nursing Education
Mar 22, 2023
From its earliest days, the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has worked to implement recommendations in the 2010 Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading more
Video: Medicare Savings Programs Could Be Helping More Older Adults
Mar 15, 2023
A new AARP Policy Now video explores why 1.4 million eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries are not enrolled in state level programs that can save them at least $1,900 a year in health care costs. Under Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), state Medicaid agencies more
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Five Nurses Celebrated for Leadership and Innovation in Advancing Health Equity
2023 Equity-Minded Nurse AwardsOct 27, 2023
Contact: Mary Boyle, Campaign for Action communications director, mboyle@aarp.org A nurse educator in Maryland who centers health equity in classroom innovations and program implementation. A nurse practitioner in Wisconsin who thrives on solving big issues that patients face by using nurse-created and inspired solutions. A nurse scientist in Texas more
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In Health Care, There is No Quality without Equity
Apr 24, 2023
(c) GETTY IMAGES/Studio 642 In the pioneering publication, Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defined six domains of health care quality. These domains are efficiency, effectiveness, safety, timeliness, patient-centered, and equitable. Health care more
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2023 Rising Star Program Nomination Deadline Extended
Apr 22, 2023
We are excited to share that the nomination deadline for the Rising Star Nurse Leader Program has been extended to May 1, 2023! Keep reading to find out how to nominate a young nurse leader. The Tennessee Nurses Association and Tennessee Hospital Association have partnered with the Tennessee Action Coalition to acknowledge emerging nurse leaders under more
Location: Tennessee
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Lincoln University Nursing Students Attend National Black Nurses Association Capitol Hill Day
Apr 03, 2023
Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester posing with Lincoln University nursing students and faculty as well as NBNA members. On February 2, 2023 the Pennsylvania Action Coalition had the pleasure of attending the 35th Annual National Black Nurses (NBNA) Day on Capitol Hill with students from the Pennsylvania Action Coalition Cohort of Exchanged Learning (PA-ACCEL) more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Pennsylvania
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Valuing the Invaluable 2023 Update: Strengthening Supports for Family Caregivers
Mar 09, 2023
The AARP Public Policy Institute’s Valuing the Invaluable report offers a detailed portrait of who family caregivers are, the challenges they face, and the emotional and financial toll this unpaid work can take. It documents how they are also the backbone of our long-term more
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Mentoring Nursing Students at HBCUs: An Update on Our Work
Feb 24, 2023
A top goal for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is to help our country achieve health equity, and one important way is through a more diverse nursing workforce that reflects the more
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NC FONAC Hosts Retreat to Advance Health Equity in North Carolina
Feb 10, 2023
NC FONAC Members Discuss Future of Nursing Recommendations The North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition (NC FONAC) marked their first in-person retreat and planning session since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, convening at the AARP North Carolina headquarters in more
Location: North Carolina
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Rising Star Nurse Leader Program Nomination
Feb 05, 2023
Once again, the Tennessee Nurses Association and Tennessee Hospital Association have partnered with the Tennessee Action Coalition to acknowledge emerging nurse leaders under 40. This program is developed to engage and empower younger nurses to lead the profession and improve the health of Tennesseans. Once selected, participants can engage in program more
Location: Tennessee
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