This is the final Campaign Update for 2020. We’ll be back in your inbox on January 12. Until then, we wish you happy and healthy holidays.
Shout-out
Villarruel Earns Award As “Globally Minded” Leader
The dean of Penn Nursing, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, has earned a 2020 Globy Award from the Global Philadelphia Association, whose mission is to encourage collaboration among organizations and people. Villarruel, co-chair of the Campaign’sStrategic Advisory Committee, is one of five to be recognized for achievements in medicine and business entrepreneurship.
The Leapfrog Group, a watchdog organization that is a voice for health care consumers and purchasers, honors champions among champions this year with its Pandemic Heroes Awards. Receiving the top individual hero award for his commitment to patient safety was a nurses: Sergio Alvarez, RN.
Of the health care workforce, “We depend on their caring, and we rely on their courage,” said Leapfrog CEO Leah Binder, MA, MGA, who serves on the Campaign’s Strategic Advisory Committee.
Nursing Groups Among Leaders Demanding Equity in Care
Four leading nursing organizations are among 10 major health care groups appealing to governors and state health care leaders to agree to crisis standards of care based on individual assessment, not categories including age and disability, when it comes to allocating treatment as the country’s hospitals reach capacity with COVID-19 patients.
At times, we all need something or someone; at other times, we’re in a position to give. AARP offers Community Connections to help people in either case. The resource also includes a phone number that everyone can use at some point: the Friendly Voice service. Read more about the online resource that is free for those who want to give as well as receive.
Sign Up! Help Take Nurses on Boards Coalition Over 10K
The Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) is within sight of its goal: to have its registry show, by the end of 2020, 10,000 nurses who serve on boards. Help put it over the top! On a board? Check in. And please spread the word so other nurses know to register their leadership role with NOBC.
American Heart Association Reinforces Its Anti-Racist Principles
The American Heart Association has issued a call to action in “Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities.” Its previous statements, writes AHA, “have not adequately recognized structural racism as a fundamental cause of poor health and disparities in cardiovascular disease.” This presidential advisory tackles that head on. Among authors: Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP, of the
Campaign Strategic Advisory Committee.
"Greatest Influence”? Essential Workers, Say Time’s Readers
Time magazine editors pick person of the year, but it also asks readers who they think fits the bill. Asked to name the person or group of people who had the greatest influence on 2020, readers’ top pick after 8 million votes were cast were essential workers—those who risk their lives on the front lines fighting the pandemic.
Now’s the time to get involved: AARP and the Nurses on Boards Coalition seek nurses to represent AARP on community boards working to improve patient care, support family caregivers, build healthier communities and advocate for policies that lead to better health and well-being.
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, social media, and the Campaign Update.
Funding, Tools, and Other Opportunities
New - Advisory Committee on Minority Health Seeks Members
The Office on Minority Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking nominations for its Advisory Committee on Minority Health. Members advise the deputy assistant secretary on developing programs for improving health as well as for health equity to eliminate disparities. Deadline: March 4, 5 p.m. ET. Read more
Participate in Testing the Board Engagement Survey
Calling all registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs): have you served for at least one year on a board of directors with fiduciary responsibilities? You may be eligible to participate in a study, approved by the University of Massachusetts Boston Institutional Review Board, to test an instrument aimed at measuring the engagement of nurses on boards. Take the survey and share this message with your RN and APRN colleagues. Deadline: December 31.
It Takes an Ecosystem: Complex Care Collaborative Seeks Applicants
To strengthen the complex care ecosystem in your community, says the National Center for Complex Care and Social Needs, apply for its Community Ecosystem Learning Collaborative. Assistance includes 15 months of individualized technical assistance and the opportunity to work with peer communities. Deadline: January 15.
Jonas Philanthropies Seeks Applicants for Doctoral Nursing Scholars
Doctoral nursing students pursuing PhD and DNP degrees at accredited schools of nursing are invited to apply to be a Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare scholar for its 2021-2023 cohort. Seventy-five doctoral nurse scholars will be selected to receive $15,000 each. Deadline: February 1.
You have received this email because you are a member of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action community or you requested a copy via email, or through CampaignforAction.org, or AARP.org.
