Health Policy and Advocacy

​ Committee

(Formerly named the Legislation Education Committee)

Redefining Foundations

Christine Smothers
Director
Case Western Reserve University
​Cleveland, OH
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What is the Role of the Health Policy and Advocacy Committee?

The committee is responsible for engaging members in the implementation of resolutions related to health policy and advocacy. NSNA is not a lobbying organization: NSNA informs and teaches members about health policy and advocacy. 

Christine Smothers,  Director and Chair,
​Health Policy and Advocacy Committee Summer Memo

Hello NSNA! I am Christine Smothers, the current chair of the Health Policy and Advocacy Committee. I’m honored to serve you this year, together with committee members Kelsey Mumford and Dave Turley.
 
Our committee theme this year is “Redefining Foundations.” By strengthening our core resources, imagine what a difference we could build together as an organization of  60,000 members. To this end, this committee plans to develop a historic Health Policy Education Task Force, and update our health policy resources to reflect emerging needs.
 
For the first time in NSNA history, our committee will develop a Health Policy Education Task Force to bring NSNA members together through policy. Our vision in this project is that, by bringing members together from across the nation, NSNA can better advocate for the health policy resolutions passed every year by the House of Delegates. As the task force works at the intersection of NSNA policy and US policy, NSNA members can benefit from a strengthened knowledge base created by their peers. Stay tuned for more information—we look forward to getting started!

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Health Policy and Advocacy Resources

In this video Adam Halvorsen, NSNA Director, urges all nursing students to get out and vote.
​Click below to learn the basics of Health Policy and Advocacy Activities.
 
​Below are links to useful resources when planning Health Policy and Advocacy education activities:
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