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Empowering nurses and creating a healthy work environment
Authors: Ashley Carter MSN, RN, AMB-BC – Tennessee Nurses Association – District 3 President and William Hall DNP, MSN-Ed., RN, PMH-BC, CDP, PLNC – Tennessee Nurses Association- District 3 Director
Healthy Men Inc. reimagines the approach to men’s care
Organization offers nurses a rapid response, micro-restorative program and ongoing support
By Marlon Garzo Saria, PhD, RN, OCN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, FAAN
Organization creates a CEO Step Club to promote engagement and physical activity among nurses and other staff
Orlando VA Health Care System embraces innovation and wellness
Organization champions wellness through data, insights, and action
Nurses Obesity Network aims to change the conversation about obesity, among nurses and across the nation
Organization boosts nurse resiliency with online learning lab We are pleased to shine the spotlight on R³ – the Resilient Nurses Initiative of Maryland . The R 3 team is providing a 3-part nursing faculty workshop series for its R 3 Faculty Champions from their partner schools of nursing. The goal is to prepare faculty to authentically deliver content ...
Committee encourages employees to take advantage of available wellness opportunities We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the ANA Enterprise Wellness Committee. The committee is made up of 14 members with one common goal: The well-being of their colleagues. Each of them attends monthly meetings with an open mind and heart — and a willingness to ...
Organization with 8,000 nurses launches wellness initiatives for work and home We are pleased to shine the spotlight on MedStar Health, an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN) Champion. What does it mean to prioritize your employees’ well-being? MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing (MCW) can answer that. The center launched in ...
Organization provides Filipino-American nurses opportunities for increased resiliency
Nursing organization creates monthly programming to promote nurse well-being We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN), an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN) Champion. Nursing has always been a field with high stress and burnout. But the past 2 years of the pandemic have taken ...
Company creates program that improves nurses’ job satisfaction and well-being We are pleased to shine the spotlight on Crothall Healthcare of CompassOne, an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN) Champion. There’s much more to nurse burnout than working long hours during a pandemic. Stressful work environments, lack of ...
Organization promotes healthy living through lifestyle medicine events and resources We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN) Champion. If there is one organization that wholeheartedly supports healthy lifestyle behaviors as the number one ...
Using HNHN as its guide and inspiration, Corporate SEHA Nursing well-being committees improve the lives of its nurses every day. We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the SEHA Nursing Well-being Committee, a part of SEHA Corporate Nursing health and wellness program , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. “Your health first.” ...
Nursing association listens to its employees then responds with a fitness-based wellness program, mental health and stress resources — and financial wellness offerings We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the American Nurses Association (ANA) Enterprise , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. The COVID-19 pandemic ...
Medical center helps staff fuel their wellness tanks We are pleased to shine the spotlight on UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. Living well. That’s what UT Southwestern strives to help employees do year-round — whether they’re going through a global pandemic or not. That’s also why it’s ...
Nursing organization relies on volunteers and prioritizes safety to help improve life during COVID-19 We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA), an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. KNA is all about helping Kentucky nurses. They’ve been doing it for years, operating at a good pace and ...
Organization switches gears to support nurses during the pandemic We are pleased to shine the spotlight on Healthy Nurse, Healthy New Jersey (HNHNJ), an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. The year 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot of plans. This is especially true for HNHNJ, which thrived with in-person events like its ...
Organization goes virtual to build nurse resilience We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the Georgia Nurses Association (GNA), an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. It began in 2019, when the Georgia Nurses Association joined Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™. The organization kicked off its wellness initiatives with a bang by ...
Organization offers array of opportunities for nurse wellness We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. It doesn’t have to be Perioperative Nurses Week for AORN to honor its ongoing commitment to employees and members. Through ...
Throughout the pandemic, Ochsner has been committed to supporting employee well-being. “I am proud of the many programs Ochsner Health offers to support nurses as they pursue their own journey of health and well-being,” says Tracey Moffatt, MHA, BSN, RN, System Chief Nursing Officer and System Vice President of Quality, Ochsner Health, “but even ...
Organization puts the spotlight on nurse self-care during COVID-19 We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. Now more than ever, nurse well-being is essential. As advocates for psychiatric-mental health nurses, no one knows this better ...
How one organization’s committees dedicate time and resources to CRNA well-being We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN) Champion. The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new health and wellness challenges for nurses everywhere — and ...
State nurses association focuses on increasing physical activity for nurses and ending nurse abuse. ANA-Illinois is the state affiliate of the American Nurses Association. They represent ALL registered nurses in the state of Illinois, without regard to specialty or practice setting. They have also just upped their partner level with Healthy ...
HNHN is excited to recognize Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as an outstanding partner, particularly highlighting the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. HNHN recently had the opportunity to speak with Rhonda Goodman, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, AHN-BC, FAANP, Associate Professor, Family Nurse Practitioner, FNSA Faculty Consultant, about how ...
AACN empowers student ambassadors to spread the healthy nurse, healthy nation lifestyle We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Catalyst Partner. Nurses are less healthy than the average American. Research shows that nurses experience 2.8 ...
By Christina Brewer In 2016, the Northwest Region of Wyoming Nurses’ Association (WNA) desired to embrace the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation initiative. This was the conception of the “Fall in love with Wyoming Pumpkin Run and Roll”. Wyoming fall and winter weather can be unpredictable, but one outdoor activity families don’t skip is Halloween. The ...
Organization encourages nurse well-being throughout the health system We are pleased to shine the spotlight on Ochsner Health System, an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. Ochsner Health System is building a healthier tomorrow with smarter care today. Not only does the organization take this approach with patients, but it also ...
ENA works to prevent workplace violence against emergency department nurses. We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. No one should feel unsafe at work. Yet workplace violence is one of the biggest challenges facing Emergency Department (ED) ...
Northwell Health makes HNHN a driving force to promote wellness across the health system. We are pleased to shine the spotlight on Northwell Health and its flagship hospital North Shore University Hospital , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. Does integrating the ANA Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation ™ (HNHN) Grand Challenge ...
Vanderbilt University Medical Center offers wellness opportunities like walking and step challenges, mindfulness breaks, and healthy food choices. We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. Most nurses want to feel like their organization truly ...
Members of the UConn Campuses Chapter of the AHNA participate in wellness opportunities like yoga, forest bathing, meditation, and an annual conference. We are pleased to shine the spotlight on the UConn Campuses Chapter of the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) , an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. About 5 years ...
by Angela O'Connor, MSN, RN, CMSRN and Jennifer Brady, MA, RD, LDN, Associate Director, Employee Benefits and Wellness, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Employee WellBeing Month is a national campaign to celebrate wellness in the workplace; after all, employees spend most of their waking hours at work or commuting to and from there. This ...
We are pleased to shine the spotlight on Humana, an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. For many people, the phrase “insurance company” doesn’t conjure up an association with nurses. But at Humana, a community of thousands of nurses are at at the heart of the company’s clinical programs and services. Nurses are ingrained in nearly ...
We are pleased to shine the spotlight on The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an exceptional Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Champion. Explore MD Anderson Cancer Center’s health and wellness initiatives below. Nurses are a community. The best way to generate positive wellness outcomes in that community is to provide the health tools ...
Look at some of the wellness initiatives going on here at UT Southwestern Medical Center aimed to keep our employees healthy, tied to our overall institutional mission of promoting health and a healthy society. Benefits & Wellness Fairs – Employee Wellness participated in the following fairs during calendar year 2018: Annual Benefits & Wellness ...
Inspired by the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (HNHN) initiative, the Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA) presented its fall 2018 conference, “Reclaim Nursing: Heal, Empower and Inspire,” November 1 and 2 in Louisville, Ky. The first day of the conference focused on healing nurses and transforming nursing. Pamela McDonald, FA, WHCNP-BC, APCNP, ...
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (NYP-WC) nurses Elizabeth Laporte, MPS, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Staffing Coordinator and Shirley Ames, MS, RN, nurse administrator, (left photo) served as volunteers at the 2018 New York City marathon. Elizabeth and Shirley served as marathon marshals. They provided crowd and runner control during ...
As Mississippi’s only academic medical center, the University of Mississippi Medical Center has many “only’s.” We are now proud to add to that list that we are the only hospital in the state designated as a Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation Champion! Mississippi is known for its southern cuisine. Did you know that Mississippi ranks first in total U.S. ...
The Renewal Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (a Champion partner of the ANA Enterprise’s Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation) was developed in 2011 as an area of the hospital, away from patient care, for nurses to recharge and receive respite. It also is a way for nursing teams to stay ahead of national trends, including nurse burnout, ...
ANA Enterprise is pleased to announce that the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN) Partners All In (PAI) Award winners are the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA). A standing ovation to both organizations for having the most employees and members join HNHN from July 16 through December ...
CarolinaEast, in New Bern, NC, got creative when it came to maintaining their culture of health during Hurricane Florence. This hurricane presented unique challenges as a slow-moving storm. New Bern was under siege from high winds, rains, and record-setting flood waters for five days. How did CarolinaEast nurses stay healthy and resilient ...
Read how GBMC successfully promotes and weaves HNHN into their existing wellness program and initiatives. As a Champion in Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN), Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) acknowledges that one of our greatest assets is our staff. We inform staff of the HNHN messages in many ways – in our Pulse newsletter, via email, ...
We are pleased to shine the Champion Spotlight on Maryland Nurses Association (MNA). Read about MNA’s efforts to emphasize nurse health, safety, and wellness for their members. The Maryland Nurses Association (MNA), a Champion for Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (HNHN) is the voice for nursing in Maryland and advocates for policies supporting the ...
The International Nurse Coach Association (INCA) is thrilled to be a Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation ™ Champion Partner. To have a healthy nation, we need healthy nurses, as they are the sustaining anchors for how every hospital, clinic, and community functions. Without nurses the health of humanity would collapse. Founded in 2010, the INCA, an ...
Discover how MUSC provides fresh, nutritious food, fitness programming, and rejuvenation opportunities for their employees and community. As a Champion in Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN), the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) uses multiple communication mediums to promote HNHN to our employees. We leverage our shared ...
We are pleased to shine the Champion Spotlight on ANA\California. Read about ANA\CA’s wellness advances for conferences, members, nursing students, and even their Board. By ANA\C staff American Nurses Association\California (ANA\C) is a proud HNHN partner. Ever since the HNHN inception, ANA\C has been participating; we were a key beta-site ...
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