Nursing Innovations Funds Stimulate a Network of Partnerships for Health Equity

Jun 06, 2022

When nurses are empowered to create health equity in their communities, they bring together a network like nobody else can. The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has demonstrated this more

Issues: Improving Health Equity Location: Georgia Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Nebraska North Carolina Pennsylvania Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Campaign Names 2020 Nursing Innovations Fund Award Winners

Oct 06, 2020

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), is pleased to announce that 10 projects proposed by its state-based Action Coalitions, or in a few cases, organizations designated by an Action more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Nebraska North Carolina Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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Campaign Names 2019 Innovations Fund Winners

Apr 18, 2019

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is pleased to announce that 12 of its state-based Action Coalitions, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Florida Indiana Massachusetts Montana National Nebraska Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia Washington West Virginia

Her Passion Now: “Preparing Nurses To Build Resilience In Our Community”

Aug 01, 2018

As the chief nursing officer at Public Health Seattle-King County, Washington, Dorene Hersh, MSN, RN, is responsible for clinical practice oversight for over 350 public health nurses employed in management, supervisory, advanced practice, field nursing, ambulatory care, and correctional health roles. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Health Nurse Leader and Culture of Health Breakthrough Leader in Nursing. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Washington

WA Nurse Leaders Launch Initiative to Solve State Nursing Education Challenges

Aug 15, 2017

Several complex issues facing nursing are getting in the way of Washington State’s ability to produce a nursing workforce needed by our growing communities: a nursing faculty shortage, nursing education funding that fails to keep pace, and a lack of quality practice more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education Location: Washington

Advancing Nursing Education, Advancing Health: New video encourages registered nurses to earn a BSN to better respond to a changing health care system

Jan 29, 2016

Nursing skills at the baccalaureate level are in high demand. A new video from the Washington Center for Nursing, “Advancing Nursing Education, Advancing Health,” shows why earning a BSN is key for nurses to help transform the health care system, and why investing in a higher more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: Washington

Aragon Named New WCN Executive Director, WNAC Co-Lead

Apr 01, 2015

The Washington Center for Nursing, the statewide nonprofit nursing workforce center, has announced the selection of Sofia Aragon JD, BSN, RN as its new executive director. Aragon is also the new co-lead for the Washington Nursing Action Coalition and Co-PI on the Academic more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Washington