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Duchess of Cambridge Helps Launch New Global Nursing Campaign

Mar 05, 2018

Nursing Now, a three-year campaign to raise the status and profile of nurses globally, launched on Feb. 27 in more than 30 countries, including England where the Duchess of Cambridge pledged support and appreciation to nurses “This campaign means a lot to me more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Nurse Helped Coax the Big Easy to Go Smoke-Free

Feb 28, 2018

When New Orleans’ Mayor Mitch Landrieu expressed interest in exploring a citywide smoking ban, Charlotte Parent, RN, MHCM, then the city’s director of health, was on board. While working as an obstetric nurse, Parent had developed an acute awareness of the effects of more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Louisiana National
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Duchess of Cambridge to Kick Off Launch of Global Nursing Campaign

Feb 23, 2018

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, will participate on Feb. 27 in a launch event of Nursing Now, a new global campaign to strengthen the nursing profession. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Facing Growing Pressure, States Are Tackling Outdated Nurse Practitioner Laws

Feb 19, 2018

With a looming physician shortage and a dearth of health care providers in rural areas, states are increasingly turning to nurse practitioners, a type of advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), to meet the demand for health care. But in many states, outdated laws prohibit more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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New Video Highlights Role of Nurse Practitioners in Rural West Virginia

Feb 15, 2018

A new video highlights the important role nurse practitioners are playing in delivering primary care in rural West Virginia. Bolstered by the passage of a 2016 law that was supported by AARP and others, the Mountain State now permits nurse practitioners to perform all the more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National West Virginia
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Get Involved in Community, Urges Nurse Leader

Feb 13, 2018

This is the 11th in a series of profiles of Campaign leaders talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National Oregon
How Nurses Can Help Create Age-Friendly Communities

Feb 12, 2018

”The AARP Network of age-friendly communities is an affiliate of the world health organization’s global network of age-friendly cities and communities, an international effort launched in 2006 to help cities prepare for their own and the world’s growing population of older adults and the parallel trend of urbanization.” -AARP Nurses can help create more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: Michigan
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Seeding a Culture of Health by Spreading Innovative Ideas

Feb 09, 2018

Now that we’re going full throttle on the goals and leading-edge projects of 2018, I’m excited to share with you a few details concerning some important work that accelerated in 2017 and, as a result, promises to continue to bear fruit this year. AARP Public Policy more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National