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Petition Aims to Put a Nurse in Every Public School in Va.

Sep 14, 2016

Children who aren’t healthy can’t learn. That’s the premise behind a campaign to require every public school in Virginia to have at least one full-time registered nurse. The campaign is led by Dana Holladay-Hollifield, BSN, RN, NCSN, a school more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Virginia
In Memoriam: Dean Rita Frantz

Sep 13, 2016

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is saddened to learn of the death of University of Iowa College of Nursing Dean Rita Ann Frantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, on September 7. Dean Frantz had retired the day before her death. Dean Frantz, who was co-lead of the Iowa Action Coalition, more

Location: Iowa
Good Health Means Good Business

Sep 13, 2016

Health Means Business, a two-year campaign of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, features forums throughout the country showcasing businesses in each city that know—and act on the belief—that economic health and community health are inextricably intertwined. The Campaign is proud to note Lisa Eichelberger, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Georgia
The Arkansas Action Coalition and Arkansas Center for Nursing

Sep 12, 2016

The Arkansas Action Coalition is pleased to announce the formation of the Arkansas Center for Nursing, Inc., a nonprofit organization. The work of the Arkansas Action Coalition over the years to create changes for improved health care in our state will continue to be accomplished and sustained by the Arkansas Center for Nursing, Inc. Arkansas more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: Arkansas
Dubree Inducted Into YWCA’s Academy for Women of Achievement

Sep 09, 2016

Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, executive chief nursing officer, will be inducted along with seven other inspiring Nashville women into the YWCA’s 2016 Academy for Women of Achievement. Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, NE-BCExecutive Chief Nursing OfficerVanderbilt University Medical Centerphoto: Anne more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Tennessee
Roots of Success Take Hold in Nevada

Sep 09, 2016

Two inspired nurses met one inspired urban farmer, and a Culture of Health began to blossom. The dedication on the part of Debra Collins, BSN, co-chair of the Nevada Action Coalition (NAC) and former chair of the Nevada Alliance for Nursing Excellence, and Linda Paulic, RNC, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Nevada
Treating People Not the Same As Treating Illness

Sep 08, 2016

It’s no secret that health care is hardest to come by in rural parts of the country. But, as it turned out in at least one rural community, building more clinics did not help; what helped was building relationships. More than a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Pennsylvania West Virginia
Alaska’s Summer Triumph

Sep 07, 2016

Members of the state’s APRN Alliance gather around Alaska Gov. Bill Walker just after the signing of SB 53, which brings Alaska into full alignment with the APRN Consensus Model, a key recommendation for state legislatures in the Institute of Medicine report. This more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Alaska