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Sep 08, 2020
“The failures of public policy and imagination have been stalking us for years, creating haves and have-nots,” wrote Richard Besser, MD, in an opinion piece earlier this year when COVID-19 had just begun appearing in the U.S. That searing observation was the essence of a more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
Aug 19, 2020
Completed Projects Showed Collaboration, Creativity The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action congratulates for completion of projects its state-based Action Coalitions competitively selected in 2018 to receive funding for innovative ideas to build healthier more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing
Aug 07, 2020
“Is anybody actually in charge here?” It’s a question far too many of us health care providers have been asking during this pandemic. It’s not a more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
Aug 03, 2020
The pandemic has wrought change in every aspect of life, and laid bare the disparities in health care in the U.S. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the daily stresses of frontline nurses,” writes Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, in a guest editorial in the more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
Aug 03, 2020
How do newly settled refugees and immigrants in Pennsylvania get health care? That’s a question the Pennsylvania Action Coalition – a state arm of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action — takes on in its podcast, At the Core of Care. Over two episodes, Refugee more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Pennsylvania
Jul 31, 2020
During a pandemic, data can make the difference between life and death. The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 is teaching us this lesson yet again. We need accurate information on where a disease has been, who has it, and how many infected people are dying in order to stop its more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
Jul 24, 2020
To address population health during the pandemic, we must support and expand nurses’ abilities to assess and address social factors impacting health. During these trying times, I often think of the faces of my nurse colleagues. Though they wear masks, you can see in the eyes more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership
Jul 23, 2020
Recognizing the need for public awareness of how the healthcare industry is working to address COVID-19, Johnson & Johnson launched “The Road to a Vaccine,” a live educational program hosted weekly by journalist Lisa Ling. The series features key experts from health, more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Tennessee