Spotlight Put on “Exceptional Health Care Providers”
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners honors its own each year by hosting National Nurse Practitioner Week. “Going the Extra Mile” was the theme for November 7–13 celebration, and those words sum up well what millions of Americans experience when they’re in the care of one of the nation’s more than 325,000 nurse practitioners.
Podcast Examines Pandemic’s Effects on Care System
How has nursing evolved during the pandemic? The See You Now podcast introduces a new report on how COVID-19 has changed health care. Johnson & Johnson, the American Nurses Association, and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership produced the new findings; Sue Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Campaign for Action director, and others discuss how the research overlaps with the Future of Nursing 2020-2030
report.
Health care-associated infections are on the rise. So are antibiotic-resistant infections. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year launched an education collaborative to help health care workers understand infection control principles and protocols. Today, Project Firstline offers more than 130 tools to guide and inform, including a video series and afacilitator toolkit.
Experts Discuss How Policies Can Support Caregivers
The American Academy of Nursing brings together experts to delve into a topic of increasing relevance: the need to create policies to support the vital role of family caregivers in long-term care, and policies to promote their well-being. Panelists include Center to Champion Nursing in America Chief Strategist Susan Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Campaign
allies Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, and Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN.
Aging Americans Benefit From Cross-Sector Partnerships
A patchwork of health coverage and services make it tough for many Americans, especially people of color, to age in place. But, as a blog post on the Milbank Memorial Fund details, some states are increasing equity by creating partnerships among housing, health care, and aging, to address the needs of low-income older adults who want to live in the community.
Complex Care Center Offers Toolkit for Educators, Providers
The National Center for Complex Care and Social last year developed core competencies for frontline complex care providers. Now the Center is providing guidance for use of those core competency findings. The new toolkit reviews the principles of teaching and training complex care and helps educators and managers assess and improve their own efforts.
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 - Office of Minority Health Offers Fellowships to Future Leaders
The Office of Minority Health offers its Minority Leaders Development Program, a one-year residential fellowship program in the D.C. area aiming to develop and support future federal leaders in public health and health equity. The residential fellowship, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Resources, starts in July 2022. Deadline: December 17.
New - Loans Repaid for RNs Who Go Where Need Is Greatest
If you’re a nurse with an outstanding educational loan, consider applying for the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program, offered to those who make a two-year commitment to meet the health care needs in underserved communities. Also sought are those who agree to serve as nurse faculty. The Health Resources and Services Administration program explains more at its December 1 webinar. Deadline: January 13.
Johnson & Johnson knows that health technology is critical to the transformations called for in the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report. In response, J&J joins the American Nursing Informatics Association and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership in this year’s Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge, dubbed “Healthcare Transformation Through Nurse-led Tech.” On the line: up to $100,000 in grant funding. Deadline: February 4.
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AARP Purpose Prize Now Open for Applicants
Those 50 or older who are founders or co-founders of an organization have already proved themselves entrepreneurs. Now they are invited to apply to become an AARP Purpose Prize Winner. A nurse who founded an organization to help African immigrants diagnosed with breast cancer was among the 2022 winners. If your organization uses innovative approaches to solve an existing or emerging problem, and you can show the impact—apply! Deadline: January 17.
Root Cause Coalition Seeks Nominations for National Award
The Root Cause Coalition is proud to announce its new Health Justice Award program, honoring organizations that are partnering with others to reduce health disparities. The nonprofit coalition, which seeks to end the root causes of health inequities, asks for nominations—and help spreading word of the award. Deadline: January 31 at 11:50 PT.
The American Red Cross has put out a call for volunteers, listing its “most-needed volunteer opportunities” in shelters, disaster health services, blood collection support, and disaster action teams. Other opportunities are available, too, even virtual posts. Nurses, nursing students, and those not in the health field are encouraged to apply.
Are you a Black or Latinx nursing student or professional? Have you ever been a participant, administrator, mentor, staff, or volunteer in a program to boost diversity in the nursing workforce? The Urban Institute will hold paid focus groups for nursing professionals to understand how to increase the number of Black and Latinx nursing and medical professionals.
RWJF Funds Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
What can we do today to create a better, more equitable tomorrow? The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites scientists, anthropologists, artists, urban planners, community leaders and others who have new ideas that could alter the trajectory of health to apply for the Pioneering Ideas grant. No deadline.
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