In 2023, the Mississippi Action Coalition and the Nurses on Boards Coalition conducted an inaugural survey to demonstrate the value of nurses serving on governing boards. Developed with a 2022 Health Equity Innovations Fund Award, this survey was the first comprehensive tool to measure the value of nurses on boards, commissions and appointments, and specifically, the impact of nurse trustees on addressing the social determinates of health and leading change on issues of structural racism.

Results of that survey will be released June 5 as part of a webinar/virtual discussion that will examine three key implications of the research findings and identify how nurses serving on governing boards are impacting the social determinants of health.

The presenters are:

• Kimberly Ann Cleveland, PhD, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC; Board Chair Emeritus, Nurses on Boards Coalition; Associate Professor Kent State University
• Pam Rudisill, DNP, MSN, RN, NEC-BC, FAONL, FAAN; Board Chair Emeritus, Nurses on Boards Coalition; Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer; Community Health System

The webinar will be held June 5, from 4-5 p.m. ET.

It is hosted by the American Association of Nurse Attorneys. There is no registration fee, but registration is required.

This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing for live or on-demand participation. (This event is not eligible for CLE.)

https://taana.org/event-5702874

The 2022 Health Equity Innovations Fund was sponsored by the AARP Center for Health Equity through Nursing^(SM) and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Now we are ready for you to Join Us in an environment of innovative thinking and approaches – town hall meetings – to identify gaps and barriers, thus leading to development and dissemination of educational programming/tools based upon identified needs and approaches to help Action Coalition members prepare and pursue board opportunities and track our results.

We invite your active engagement! The first 20 Action Coalitions to contact us at  nobc@nursesonboardscoalition.org will not only receive next steps i.e., date/time of kick-off meeting, your role, your participation (approximately eight hours), but also a $1,000 stipend for each participating Action Coalition, at the conclusion of the commitment. JOIN US to be a part of raising the tide of nurse trustees pursuing health equity through collaboration and community-based approaches.

Thank you for your consideration.  We eagerly await your response.

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Approach:  Educational materials were compiled or developed to provide to nurses on social determinants and a culture of health.  Presentations were made to nursing and inter-professional groups throughout Mississippi. Nurses participated in development of the State Health Improvement Plan.

Products/Outcome: Resource list of social determinants and culture of health information, conference and event presentations, PowerPoint for presentations, website for information and sharing. Increased knowledge of participants about social determinants and building a culture of health.

Implications: Education on the social determinants of health should be a core component of nurses’ and all health professionals’ lifelong learning in order for them to have the competence, skill, and passion to take action and lead change on creating a culture of health in Mississippi communities.

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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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Action Coalitions seeking inspiration and ideas for initiatives can browse the whole site or refine the search by sector (including, of course, health care, but also schools, work, and community at large), intervention area (including healthy eating, physical activity, and clinical services), and type of story (outcomes-oriented, or demonstrations that have yet to be tried on a large scale). Search for “nurse” and a story that shows up is a piece showing how more active recess periods in Kentucky help pupils do better in class. Plug in “health care” and “demonstration” and read a piece that one quoting Beverly Quinn, RN, praising the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment program now implemented in schools in Leflore County, Mississippi.

The site lists many dozens of ideas from all over—maybe even one in your own neighborhood.

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A new paper, Access to Care and Advanced Practice Nurses, A Review of Southern U.S. Practice Laws, from the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), provides an overview of these laws. CCNA is a joint initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AARP and the AARP Foundation.

APRNs have advanced training in preventing, diagnosing and treating illness. Allowing them to provide a fuller range of services can help address provider shortages, the paper says. It is part of a new series on issues relating to nurses’ scope of practice.

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