Health Policy and Advocacy

​ Committee

(Formerly named the Legislation Education Committee)

"Reaching Beyond the Bedside"

Sabrina Roney
Director
​Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
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Seasonal Memos​

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. 

Sabrina Roney, Director and Chair,
​Health Policy and Advocacy Committee, Fall Memo

Hello, NSNA Members and Health Policy and Advocacy Directors! I hope your new semester is going well and that you are finding opportunities to get involved within your community and the legislative process. I want to update you on how our committee is achieving its goals and resolutions and hopefully help you find new ways to make advocacy a consistent part of your life.
 
RESOLUTIONS & GOAL PROGRESS
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Our committee is dedicated to "Reaching Beyond the Bedside" and giving you all insight into nursing's role in legislation. We encourage you to take time to reflect on how you can better serve the vulnerable populations in your community in your role as a healthcare worker. Aligned with our goal to provide you all with information and resources about legislation and advocacy opportunities, we have begun sending out PDFs containing important facts and figures, hot legislative topics, sources, and action items about each of our resolutions. This September, we focused on Resolution 23 from 2018, discussing the presence of sexual assault across campuses and the sexual assault kit backlog (Click here for the PDF). We will focus on new resolutions in the following months, so look out for the Dropbox links in future NSNA email blasts. 

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Monthly News

Health Policy and Advocacy Committee November News

"Hello all! This is Sabrina Roney, chair of the Health Policy & Advocacy Committee. In line with our goals for this year, our committee will be sending out flyers containing information about one of our resolutions each month. These infographics will include important facts and figures, legislative hot topics, ways YOU can be involved, and resources to learn more. We want to make health policy and advocacy accessible and relevant to student nurses, and we hope that this information will be beneficial to you. Click here to view the November flyer. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at directorw@nsnainc.org. Thank you!
 
This month: IN SUPPORT OF INCREASING AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS CO-OCCURRING WITH DRUG ABUSE

See below for previous month flyers:
Health Policy and Advocacy Resources

Sabrina Roney, 2021-2022 Director and Chair, Health Policy and Advocacy Committee Speaks on "Reaching Beyond the Bedside"

Sabrina Roney, NSNA 2021-2022 Director and Chair, Health Policy and Advocacy Committee speaks on "Reaching Beyond the Bedside" during the 2021 NSNA Leadership U Summer Summit.

Get Out the Vote
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It is our duty and right as United States citizens to vote, and it is our obligation as future professionals to monitor health and public assistance programs, funding for nursing education, and equal rights for all citizens of the United States. An excellent way to begin cultivating political awareness is by participating in the electoral process. The nursing profession has developed political savvy, and legislators listen to us. Legislators will pay closer attention to us when we can demonstrate that nurses and nursing students are showing up at the polls.
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Voter registration opportunities expanded significantly with thepassage of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. This act also referred to as the "Motor Voter," allows people to register to vote when they apply for or renew a driver's license. Also, the Act requires states to offer voter registration to citizens at state‐funded service agencies (i.e., food stamp and Medicaid offices), unemployment compensation offices, public schools and public libraries. All states must also accept and use the mail‐in voter registration forms. Go to https://www.justice.gov/crt/about-national-voter-registration-act for more information on the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.​ Read More...
Additional Resources

Congress.gov
​Understanding policy overall is critical to understanding the nuances of healthcare policy.  Members can go to www.congress.gov to look up bills in the House of Representatives and Senate.  On Congress.gov members can review current legislative activities and complete congressional records. Those interested can also learn about bill sponsors, the status of a bill, and obtain full content of a bill. For more information please visit www.congress.gov.
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A Hot Topic: Climate and Nursing
Dr. Barbara Sattler, Professor
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Plenary Session - April 6, 2018
66th Annual Convention - Nashville, Tennessee

Health Policy and Advocacy Resources

In this video Adam Halvorsen, former 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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