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Pat DeLeon, PhD, knows a thing or two about health and public service: The honorary fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and member of the National Academy of Medicine has been, among other things, chief of staff to the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, and past president of the American Psychological Association. He is also credited with helping create the nursing and pharmacy schools at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

DeLeon also recently heralded Sandra Haldane, BSN, RN, MS, who leads the Alaska Nursing Action Coalition, for what he headlines her “intriguing professional journey.” On his blog, DeLeon explains how he and Haldane crossed paths when she was an Indian Health Service Congressional Fellow. Haldane explains how she arrived in Washington, D.C., feeling “way out of my league” and left Capitol Hill “a changed person, changed nurse, changed citizen.”

As she writes, Haldane went from having no involvement in policymaking to becoming a nurse who is determined to “remain informed and active in the policy arena; be it local, state, or national.”

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The bill was passed in July after four years of hard work. It was sponsored by Senator Cathy Giessel and lobbied for by the APRN Alliance.  It was also supported by the state Board of Nursing.

Pictured from left, Nan McGrath, Laura Sarcone, Tracey Weise, Ret. Board of Nursing Executive Administrator Nancy Sanders, Carrie Doyle, Gov. Bill Walker, Sen. Cathy Giessel, Lynn Hartz, Jessica Walsh, unidentified, Beth Farnstrom, and Jeff Worrell.

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• Distribution of population by race/ethnicity
• Percentage of population living in rural versus urban areas
• Distribution of population by federal poverty level
• Areas in which there is a shortage of primary health professionals

These statistics can guide your Action Coalition’s work in shaping a nursing workforce to better meet local needs and overcoming health disparities in your state. As you integrate other Culture of Health aspects into your work, consider how demographics play a role in health equity and fostering cross-sector collaboration.

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The State Implementation Program bolsters efforts already underway in 50 states and the District of Columbia—the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action—to improve health and health care through nursing. A joint initiative of AARP and RWJF, the Campaign is working to implement the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) evidence-based recommendations on the future of nursing. It provides a vehicle for nurses at all levels to lead system change to improve care for patients and families through collaboration with business, consumer, and other health professional organizations.

The State Implementation Program is providing two-year grants of up to $150,000 to a total of 30 state-based Action Coalitions that have developed or made substantial progress toward implementing the IOM recommendations. States must obtain matching funds to receive the grant. Grants were announced today in: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. The 20 states that received grants in February are: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

The Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serves as the national program office for the Future of Nursing State Implementation Program. To learn more, read the full press release from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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