AARP: Rationing of Health Care is Not the Answer

Apr 03, 2020

AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older, has weighed into a debate about health care rationing as states and hospitals consider what to do if the number of critically ill coronavirus patients exceeds capacity. The Future more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

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We are proud to be nurses today

Mar 25, 2020

In these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to take a moment to thank you and acknowledge the valuable contribution that you and nursing are making to keep us healthy, and to care for those who aren’t. We are so, so proud to be nurses today. To see more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

Nurses on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Response

Mar 23, 2020

Nurses are facing unprecedented challenges right now—supply shortages, shifting protocols, and uncertainty about their own health status in the absence of readily available tests for COVID-19. With these realities in mind, we’ve gathered some stories that showcase more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Pandemic Strains the Nursing Workforce

Mar 23, 2020

Nurses are facing unprecedented challenges right now—supply shortages, shifting protocols, and uncertainty about their own health status in the absence of readily available tests for COVID-19. With these realities in mind, we’ve gathered some stories that showcase more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

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New Law Soon to Provide Floridians Better Health Care Options

Mar 18, 2020

After decades of legislative efforts in Florida, both the House and Senate passed bills that will provide the state’s 21.5 million residents with significantly improved access to care from advanced practice registered nurses. On March 11, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law more

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Campaign health equity toolkit to help in North Carolina

Mar 11, 2020

A nursing school and health care system have teamed up to put a health equity toolkit to good use, reports Triad Business Journal. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Apply by March 31: AARP Purpose Prize® Awards 50+ Change Makers with Funds to Fuel Work

Mar 02, 2020

Last year, when AARP awarded its $50,000 Purpose Prize® to five people over the age of 50 who are making a difference, a more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

As Nurses Prep for Coronavirus, Lessons from the Ebola Outbreak

Feb 25, 2020

A nurse with Boston-based Partners in Health swaddles a child at an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone. Health workers treating patients with the new coronavirus must also wear protective clothing and take other more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities