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Report Highlights Communities Working Toward Well-Being for All
Feb 27, 2017
In America, health varies by income, education, race and ethnicity, and geography, notes a new report that points out how society as whole pays the price. The study goes on give nine examples of U.S. communities trying to level the playing field, some of which include more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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With New Law, South Dakota Ushers in Era of Better Health Care
Feb 23, 2017
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has made it official: the bill sent to him that eases restrictions on nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives is now law. That means 22 states and the District of Columbia have updated their laws to give residents more options more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National South Dakota
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Campaign Director Urges Students to Follow their Passion, Pursue Leadership Opportunities
Feb 23, 2017
Aspiring nurses must find and cultivate their passions, pursue leadership opportunities, and always remember to be caring and compassionate, according to Campaign Director and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing Sue Hassmiller, PhD, RN, more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: District of Columbia National
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Funders Support Schools Collaborating on Interprofessional Education
Feb 22, 2017
A number of foundations joined forces to offer grants with one goal in mind: To encourage health and other professional schools to develop and expand interprofessional clinical initiatives, working with a community partner and the families they serve to. The bigger goal: to more
Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: National
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75 Years Later, Nursing’s Still the Love of Her Life
Feb 20, 2017
“I always wanted to be a nurse, and I’ve always been one,” says Kay Hodges, who finished nursing school just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. You read that right. At 97, New Jersey’s oldest licensed registered nurse also takes continuing education courses more
Location: National
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New Law Soon to Provide South Dakotans Better Health Care Options
Feb 16, 2017
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is expected to soon sign a bill that will give residents of the state more options when it comes to their health care. Since 1979, nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives have been allowed to practice only with a collaborative more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National South Dakota
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Nurses Improve Boards. BoardRoom Press Highlights Why
Feb 15, 2017
The Governance Institute, dedicated for decades to the oversight of health care organizations, has over three months offered three separate takes on the value of nurses serving as board members. The author sharing a byline on all three knows the subject well: Laurie Benson, more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Measuring Diversity and its Role in Creating More Equitable Communities
*EventA diverse nursing workforce is one that can better support the well-being of the whole community. The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s diversity dashboard indicator shows the progress that Action Coalitions are making as they create a nursing workforce that is as more
Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National