Advocacy

HPAC Projects

• Support nursing within the Nursing Community
• Support cancer research, prevention, and education with One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC)
• Support State  Legislation to  prohibit tanning bed use by Children with The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ACS CAN
• Support The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association SUNucate

Sign-on Letters/Advocacy Information

• Bill H. Res. 323
• CMS Sign-On Letter
• ELSA Coalition Letter to Ed and Labor leaders
• Energy Commerce Letter
• Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act letter
• Final AAP Letter 2020: See Attached Letter
• FY2020 Ad Hoc Group Recommendation Statement
• FY20 Title VIII Letter
• HPAC Sign On Letter NCC Respose to CMS on COVID-19 waivers
• HR 282 EC Multi-Organization Support
• HR 282 Multi-Organization Support
• HR 6836 Group Sign-On
• Letter to CMS
• MCIT-RN Comments Draft Oct 2020
• NCC Cadet Nurse Corps Letter to SVAC
• NCC FY 2021 Title VIII and NINR Request House
• NCC FY 2021 Title VIII and NINR Request Senate
• NCC Letter of Support for CRNAs FPA in VA
• NCC Members Response to Racism & Injustice: See Attached Letter
• NCSCP – House -DOD 2020 Melanoma Research $20M Funding – Feb 2019
• NCSCP – House -DOD 2020 Melanoma Research $20M Funding – Feb 2019
• Nonprofit-Association-Urgently need additional help: See Attached Letter
• Request to Pass Title VIII Re-Authorization
• HB 7148 Expanding Step Therapy
• Sign On Letter – Medicare Part D Compendia
• Strengthen the Nursing Workforce-Support Title VIII
• Sunucate Map
• Title VIII 2019 Brochure
• U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps

HPAC Purpose and Objectives

To promote awareness within the DNA of issues and concerns in the area of Health Policy and Advocacy that assists DNA and it’s members to achieve their strategic goal of effectively advocating for members, patients, and the general public by:

1. Increasing membership involvement and understanding in health policy and advocacy efforts.
2. Acting as a resource for information on issues related to health policy and advocacy.
3. Working with members to investigate, consider, report, and act on advocacy issues commensurate with DNA’s Strategic plan.
4. Facilitating membership awareness, discussions, and activities.

HPAC Members
Maura A. Flynn, RN, MPP, DNC, Chair
Nancy Smail, RN, BOD Liaison
Karen Fairbrother, BSN, CDE, DNC
Elizabeth Fildes, LPN
Gayle Peterson, RN-BL
Dr. Katherine Shue-McGuffin
Jessica Simmons, MSN, APN, FNP-C, CWON, DNC

APRIL 2019

The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) held their monthly meeting on April 2, 2019 with 38 NCC members calling in or attending in person.

Forty Senators Support FY 2020 Funding for Title VIII in Senate Dear Colleague
Forty Senators signed onto a Senate Dear Colleague letter circulated by Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) requesting $266 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in FY 2020.

Nursing Community Coalition Submits Testimony to House Appropriation Subcommittee
Fifty-eight organizations signed on to written testimony submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The testimony featured the coalition’s funding requests of $266 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and $173 million for the National Institute for Nursing Research for Fiscal Year 2020.

External Presence
Nursing Community Website:
Site Visits: 2,914 Top Sub-Page Visited: News

Twitter: @RN_Community
New Followers: 46      Total Followers: 995
Profile Visits: 316    Tweet Impressions: 13.7K

BREAKING NEWS: Congress reintroduces legislation recognizing and honoring the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II (H.R. 2056/S.997) Thank you @SenWarren and @RepCheri for leading this effort! pic.twitter.com/bwcTKdGA1S

For more information on the NCC please visit: www.thenursingcommunity.org

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