The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Shout-Out
Congratulations and welcome to Jean Accius, PhD, the newest member the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s Strategic Advisory Committee. Accius is President and CEO of Creating Healthier Communities, which works to build collaborative strategies to achieve improved health outcomes, create inclusive opportunities, and support resilient communities where everyone can thrive. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of International Affairs and Global Thought Leadership at AARP.
A recent National Hispanic Medical Association webinar featured Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP, in a panel discussion on how to boost immunization rates for immunocompromised Latine adults. Sanchez is Chief Medical Officer for Prevention and Chief of the Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the American Heart Association. He is also a member of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s Strategic Advisory Committee. The webinar was recorded and can be viewed online.
Jessica Wagner, MPH, BSN, RN is a first-generation college grad and a Latina nurse. In a recent blog she writes, “Nursing school to me was not only a way to play a pivotal role in shaping a community’s health outcomes, but that education was also my pathway in breaking the cycle.” In her day job and her volunteer work, Wagner is a champion for health and health equity in her community. She shares vital resources, such as the Campaign for Action’s
Health Equity Toolkit and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings, with civic groups and leaders who, like her, are committed to advancing health equity in the Harlingen, Texas area.
School nurses have “powerful potential to optimize health outcomes for those who are underserved, impacted by social determinants of health (SDOH), and experience inequities in health and education,” writes Yuuko Mabrey Johnson, MSN-Leadership, RN, CSN. In a blog, which appears in the Campaign’s series written by equity-minded nurses, Johnson writes that one of school nurses’ “superpowers is health literacy, which requires an astute and humble nurse who is equity minded.”
The project of health equity is an inclusive one, says Blake Smith, MSN, RN. We are spotlighting Smith’s video, which is one of nine in our series of equity-minded nurses explaining what their work means to them. Smith says it means everyone – including “white privileged males” like himself – coming together and bringing an empathetic and vulnerable perspective.
The AARP Center for Health Equity Through Nursing℠ (A-CHEN) is seeking nurses to serve as positive, professional role models for nursing students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and American Indian/Alaska Native schools. Mentors benefit by being part of someone else’s growth and development in the nursing profession, and by growing their own.
Action Coalitions: What’s Up? Tell Us So That We Can Share
Fans of the Campaign for Action like to learn what’s happening in other states. But we might not know your stories. Help us celebrate your efforts and share details of progress by dropping a note to Aidan McCallion at [email protected]. We’ll spread the news through news posts to our blog, social media, and the Campaign Update.
AARP Foundation seeks to support local, regional or national partners to build their capacity to provide public benefits application assistance to adults age 50 and older, including at least one of the following benefits: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs (MSP), and Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)/Extra Help. These grants are intended to aid organizational development at a structural level and are not intended to pay for general operating expenses or existing direct service programs. Preference will be given to proposals that focus on efforts to better serve communities that have historically faced systemic barriers, racial and ethnic
disparities, and other biases that perpetuate economic instability. Pre-Application Deadline: October 3, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (ET).
Applications are due November 1st for outstanding midcareer health professionals and others with an interest in health and the drivers of health and expertise in health and health equity. Fellows who are selected actively participate in the policy process in congressional or executive branch offices of their choosing and leverage this leadership experience to promote policies, practices, and systems changes that advance health and health equity.
The American Nurses Association Innovation Awards highlight, recognize, and celebrate nurse-led innovation that improves patient safety outcomes. The awards offer $25,000 for an individual nurse and $50,000 for a nurse-led team. Research, educational interventions, care delivery models and new business or service are among the many categories. Deadline: November 3.
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