Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

APRIL 8, 2024

Advancing Health Equity through Allyship & Advocacy first appeared on. The recording of this workshop, featuring public health nursing leaders, is now available on demand. Access the Zoom recording and materials for review. The post Zoom recording available!

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The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 11, 2024

Sometimes our advocacy is born out of personal experiences. Through her personal narrative as a mother who witnessed her daughter’s struggle with vaping addiction at a young age, Kelly brings a poignant and relatable context to her advocacy efforts. Thank you, Kelly, you are advocacy in action!

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American Nurse

MAY 3, 2023

The post When Nurses Roar: Embracing Advocacy and Empowerment appeared first on American Nurse. Keith’s message of savvy career management reaches nurses worldwide and he can be found on social media, as well as at NurseKeith.com.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For direct support professionals (DSPs) and others working in the intellectual and development disabilities field (IDD), acting as an ally for client self-advocacy is a huge part of the job. What is self-advocacy? What is self-advocacy? Self-advocacy is deeply personal. But knowing where to start can be tricky.

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The Relentless School Nurse

MAY 19, 2023

Communication is Key : Effective communication is a cornerstone of self-advocacy. Sharing experiences, challenges, and best practices with peers not only provides support but also helps identify effective strategies for self-advocacy. Remember this is not boasting, this is educating!

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Daily Nurse spoke with Shihabuddin about her deep passion for breast cancer advocacy and her unique perspective on survivorship. I gave them my phone number and said if you have any questions or want me to come to an appointment with you, I’m happy to do that because that’s what advocacy is to me. Or it’s probably benign.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 24, 2022

And when organizations bring folks together for advocacy work, a mindful approach is needed. .” The HEI, says Pho, is the teeth behind any kind of health equality program as it offers evidence and evaluation on how organizations can become leaders in many areas. “That’s the key to amplifying those voices.”

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Capitol Beat

AUGUST 24, 2022

Throughout the summer, ANA has been fortunate to host several advocacy opportunities for nurses in Washington, D.C. In fact, ANA was recently awarded the 2022 Power of Associations Silver Award for Leveraging the Association to Enhance ANA’s Voice as the Advocacy Champion for Nurses During COVID-19 and Beyond!

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Consult QD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Making advocacy part of your personal and professional practice Step therapy and medical nutrition reform have been introduced at federal and state levels and have received broad bipartisan support. This is a great way to educated and find a space to get involved if you are new the advocacy space.

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Nursology

MAY 19, 2023

Given the moniker, the Tennessee Three, Justin Pearson, Gloria Johnson, and Justin Jones, … Continue reading Power, racism, and the imperative of advocacy in the nursing profession: A call to action from the Tennessee Three

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NRC Health

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The post Empathy, advocacy, and human-centered care: Patients and experts discuss transforming healthcare experiences appeared first on NRC Health. She had cycled through two neurologists who left her in tears, not feeling seen or heard.

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Nurses Advocates

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with a friend and colleague, Rajitha Bommakanti , BSN, RN-CCM , to discuss nurses’ roles in patient advocacy. We discussed how patient advocacy teaches people to take an active role in their health and healthcare.

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The Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 26, 2023

I know that Kathy will continue her leadership and advocacy, focusing on teaching in the Rutgers-Camden School Nurse Specialty Program and volunteering at the state level as an NJSSNA board member. I have heard people refer to that magical time as “preferment,” which seems to be the perfect sentiment for the next chapter.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, the media has shared images of nurses donning trash bags as protective clothing when supplies ran out and bearing facial marks from long hours wearing masks and respirators.

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Nursing Inquiry

JANUARY 22, 2023

We adapted Bronfenbrenner's social-ecological model to highlight how four broad pervasive subsystems shape the opportunities that nurses have to engage in advocacy at the policy level.

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American Nurse

APRIL 30, 2024

Our advocacy also matters greatly—for individual patients and on behalf of all patients. On May 7, ANA is hosting the second presentation of the Mary Eliza Mahoney Lecture Series: “Activism and advocacy: Building on the legacy of Mary Eliza Mahoney” on Mahoney’s birthday anniversary.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 30, 2022

If you feel a special connection to your role as an advocate for your patients, perhaps you should consider adding the title “attorney” to your current title of “nurse.” Many nurses realize that they are advocates at their patient’s bedside and beyond from the beginning,” says Kimberly Cleveland, PHD(C), JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, a nurse […].

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Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

APRIL 12, 2024

Doulas, or labor birth companions, typically women, have been an integral part of childbearing throughout history; they provide information, patient advocacy, and physical support. It is not a new concept to have someone support women and birthing people during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

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Amercan Journal of Nursing

AUGUST 17, 2023

Influencing patient health through advocacy. Through advocacy for federal policy and appropriations (funding), we can influence the health care of our patients. Nurses can move from patient advocacy that makes changes for one patient to policy advocacy that makes changes for communities of patients.

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Diversity Nursing

MARCH 8, 2024

Advocacy: Advocacy is an integral aspect of the Nursing profession. Advocacy Nurses speak up for patient rights, their wellbeing, and contribute to positive changes in the healthcare system. Advocacy is a dynamic and essential component of providing compassionate and patient-centered care.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In my current role as vice president of public health advocacy at Northwell Health, I lead the organization in expanding knowledge of issues that affect health and work with colleagues to implement initiatives that serve our diverse population. We must expand beyond treating illness to advocacy and healthcare justice for all.

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The Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

It is a powerful lesson in advocacy and I will never lose the feeling of awe walking the halls of Congress. Together, we form a united front, enhancing the impact of our advocacy efforts and increasing the likelihood that policymakers notice and consider the perspectives and needs of school nurses.

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Nurse.com

MAY 16, 2023

“I was heartbroken but decided right then to take my clinical expertise and advocacy skills as a pediatric nurse practitioner, parent, community member, and researcher to better understand our reaction to gun violence,” Hallowell said. “As In addition, they can lead advocacy efforts in their communities and settings where they practice.”

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The Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I have compiled a list of suggestions to strengthen our advocacy efforts: Acknowledge and Address Challenges: It’s crucial to emphasize the unique challenges your school nursing team face daily. A unified front from the community can be a powerful advocacy tool.

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American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

Sharing our experiences face-to-face or online through op-eds, blogs, and the like, reflects the very best of advocacy—the process of gaining public support for a cause or policy. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

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Josephine Ensign

MAY 21, 2023

He said that they follow a guideline of recent experience of homelessness within the last five years or longer ago if the person has stayed involved in direct homeless service provision, like being a peer outreach worker or in policy and advocacy work on homelessness. “A

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Josephine Ensign

AUGUST 19, 2023

In winding down an academic career in anticipation of having more uninterrupted time for my writing and advocacy work on homelessness, I’m faced with what to do with the boxes and piles of research materials, field notes, correspondence, and my ‘digital assets,’ including this personal website and my digital storytelling videos.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 3, 2024

“Throughout my career, I have encountered various stigmas and barriers toward seeking mental health care, which has fueled my passion for advocacy for change,” Bender explained. Her advocacy was driven by recognizing the need among service members, including the challenges of military life and seeking mental health treatment.

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Josephine Ensign

JULY 3, 2021

Please share them widely and consider using them in your own teaching and/or advocacy work. . “Shacktown” is about Seattle’s longstanding lack of safe, affordable housing and how homelessness here is tied to our city’s historical land use, municipal zoning laws, and exclusionary and racist housing policies.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 26, 2023

Dr. Geiger’s professional focus is on health equity and clinician advocacy, aiming to increase resilience for healthcare providers, improve quality care and create solid support systems through the ACT (Advocacy. Meet Dr. Robin Geiger, Senior Vice President of Clinician Advocacy of Ingenovis Health.

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Becker's Hospital Review

MARCH 21, 2024

The ANA Enterprise had a tangible influence on the profession last year through its education, advocacy and policy work, according to the organization's 2023 Annual Impact Report.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

MARCH 15, 2024

Connecting with other graduates of USAHS was a definite highlight for the Advocacy Committee. Planning outreach efforts that our alumni and their families can participate in and then seeing our students, faculty and alumni work together to impact the local community is the definition of grassroots advocacy in action.

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Life of a Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

As professionals, we run to rescue patients notwithstanding the need to don Personal Protection Equipment; watching the team, there is a rhythm to the code, safety checks built in, role clarity, and the sequence of compressions and smooth transitions among staff to sustain the effort.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

I want to encourage nurses to engage in legislative advocacy by participating in the development and promotion of policies that impact healthcare and nursing practice. This includes working with legislators, joining the Missouri Nurses Association Advocacy Committee, and supporting or opposing specific bills.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 7, 2024

Our focus areas include implicit bias, systemic racism, microaggressions, health disparities, the healthcare ecosystem, and advocacy strategies to improve healthcare outcomes. As we celebrate National Nurses Week, let us recommit ourselves to compassion, advocacy, and equity principles.

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American Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing (the Commission) defines allyship as “an ethical duty through intentional interventions, advocacy, and support to eliminate harmful acts, words, or deeds, and creating space to amplify voices that are not traditionally heard, recognized, or welcomed.”

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Nursology

MARCH 7, 2023

Contributor: Judith Paré PhD, RN In 2016, the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care (MCSIC) was formed through a collaboration of local healthcare, advocacy, and academic institutions.

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