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A newsletter of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


January 25, 2022Send shout-outs, story ideas, and webinar information to Aidan McCallion at
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Shout-Outs


Karsting To Receive 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award
For her ongoing, outstanding contributions to the field of maternal and child health, Kathy Karsting, RN, MPH, will be awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ 2021 Title V Lifetime Achievement Award. Karsting, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Health Nurse Leader, has worked with the DHHS Title V Maternal and Child Health program since 2006 and is now Nebraska’s Maternal Child Adolescent School Health program manager.


Perez Recognized for Advancing Cognitive Health
Congratulations to Adriana Perez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, for earning the National Hispanic Council on Aging’s 2021 Research Recognition Award. The trailblazing researcher and Campaign adviser focuses on health issues among Spanish-speaking older adults with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Older Hispanic people, notes Perez, are disproportionately affected by chronic disease, yet underrepresented in clinical trials.



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Campaign News and Features


ANA Report on Racism Needs Your Expertise, Perspective
Public examination of its work is vital, says the American Nurses Association, as it continues work on improving health care for all. That is why ANA seeks public comments for its 2022 National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing Foundational Report. It lists six draft topics for your consideration—including racism in education, practice, research, and policy. Deadline: February 14.



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Celebrate Nurse Anesthesiologists This Week (and Always)
It’s National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Week. Now’s the time to especially recognize the more than 59,000 practicing nurse anesthetists in the U.S. who practice in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, including hospitals, dental offices, and VA facilities.





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In 2021, Laws Continued to Ease Access to Care
The Nurse Practitioner is out with its legislative update for 2021, noting that restrictions on nurses that had been loosened for COVID-19 circumstances have remained lifted—to the benefit of much of the public. And other states removed some requirements, too, actions that ultimately ease people’s ability to get timely, high-quality care.



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Citing Stats, AARP Calls for Booster Shots in Nursing Homes
When it comes to protection against the worst of COVID-19, “Delivering booster doses to nursing home residents who need them, and direct care staff who are eligible, should be of highest priority.” So write Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Ari Houser, MA, in a piece republished from the AARP Thinking Policy blog.



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Still No. 1, After 20 Years: Nurses Most Trusted Professionals
Nurses come out on top again in Gallup's annual honesty and ethics survey, which has been conducted since 1976. It’s the 20th year the public says it counts nurses as most trustworthy—by far. The poll, carried out December 1–16, asked people to rate the honesty and ethics of different occupational groups as very high, high, average, low or very low.



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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
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Funding, Tools, and Other Opportunities

New - Health Research Scholarships Open to Those From Many Fields
Doctoral students who want to apply their research in ways that advance health equity are urged to apply to become a Health Policy Research Scholar—and that includes students from multiple disciplines, be it economics, engineering, agriculture, or others. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation offers this leadership opportunity to those from historically underrepresented populations. Deadline: March 16.



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New - Marginalized Communities, Serious Illness: Take the Survey
Project Respect, an initiative of New York’s Yeshiva University and Fordham University, seeks to understand how to better train physicians, nurses, social workers, and clergy to deliver care in a way that is respectful to LGBTQ+ patients and families. That’s why their survey is important: It asks people to tell of experiences with health care providers while receiving care for a serious illness.



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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. Deadline extended: January 27.



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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. Deadline extended: January 27.



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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.



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South Carolina Offers Yearlong Leadership Program
The University of South Carolina invites nurses from across the U.S. to hone their leadership skills through the Amy V. Cockcroft Fellowship. The yearlong program—open to those with an MSN or who are doctoral prepared, or enrolled in graduate nursing program—includes five sessions led by leaders in nursing, health care, and public policy. Deadline: February 1.



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QuickFire Challenge Rewards Nurse-Led Tech
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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Deadline Extended: 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 extended: February 28.



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Meetings and Webinars
Meetings open to all unless otherwise noted. Follow links for details about fees and registration.


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Measuring Impact for Health Equity

The National Academy of Medicine. January 25, 2-5 p.m. ET and January 26, noon-2 p.m. ET



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Special and Vulnerable Populations COVID-19 Forum

National Nurse-Led Care Consortium. January 28, 2 p.m. ET



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Fundraising: Making the Health Equity Case

Center to Champion Nursing in America. January 31, 3-4 p.m. ET



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State Policies to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce

National Academy for State Health Policy. February 8, 1-2 p.m. ET.



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Penn Nursing Story Slam

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. February 16, 7-8:30 p.m. ET



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2022 AANP Health Policy Conference

American Association of Nurse Practitioners. March 6-8. Washington, D.C.



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2022 MDAC Virtual Leadership Summit

Maryland Action Coalition. May 23, 2022









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