Grateful to You, Those “Fighting to Bring Better Health”
In a Thanksgiving note of appreciation, Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action leaders Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, send heartfelt thanks to nurses for their perseverance and successes.
In an interview on the Campaign blog, Regina Eddie, PhD, RN, and Sandra Littlejohn, MA, BSN, RN, talk about how Native Americans have been hit disproportionately hard by COVID-19, and why it’s so important to increase the number of nurses from that population. Eddie is a diversity consultant for the Campaign for Action, and Littlejohn is on its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee.
Opinion: Not Letting Nurses Practice Is “an Unjustifiable Waste”
In a commentary on Route50.com, two leaders make the argument supported by the FDA, the National Academy of Medicine, and many others: To help more Americans access care, laws must change. Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN and John W. Rowe, MD, write how old regulations keep nurses from fully administering care, and cite how residents benefit in states without the restrictions.
Then There Were 38: New Jersey Joins Licensure Agreement
As of November 15, New Jersey is fully joined in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC): That means N.J. nurses can get the license that allows them to practice in person or by telehealth in other NLC states. “Having the ability to obtain a multistate license will increase access to care for patients,” says the head of the state’s consumer division.
Workforce Repayment Program Brings Care in Record Numbers
To encourage more health care providers to go where the need is great, the Health Resources and Services Administration has increased by more than 27% the funds for its scholarship and loan repayment awards. That’s a record-high number of health care workforce awards for rural and underserved communities. The announcement was matched by the encouragement for others to apply.
Bring Your Webinar Ideas to Center for Complex Care
Do you have a tool or resource, program, or partnership that is improving care for people with complex health and social needs? Host a webinar through the National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs to tell others about what’s working, and how. Submit your webinar idea by January 13 to present in 2022.
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 - Schools of Nursing: Apply for Loans to Offer Future Faculty
To increase the number of nurses, the U.S. must expand the roster of those who can teach. That’s why the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Nurse Faculty Loan Program offers funds to schools of nursing with advanced education nursing programs—so they in turn can offer loans to students enrolled in advanced education nursing degree programs. Deadline: January 13.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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