The following letter is being sent to all members of Congress to enlist their support of The National Nurse Act of 2011. If you would like to be a signatory to this letter, please contact Terri Mills, President of the
National Nursing Network Organization, whose contact information is listed below.
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To The Members of the United States Congress:
We,
the undersigned, urge you to support HR 3679 The
National Nurse Act of 2011. This legislation
would designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the U.S. Public Health Services
as the "National Nurse for Public Health" to elevate the authority
and visibility of this position. Chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma,
obesity, and others pose the single greatest threat to the health of Americans
and our nation's economy. Nurses provide key services for the prevention and
management of these conditions and this legislation is necessary
to support further work needed to promote prevention, improve
outcomes, and guide national, state and local efforts in addressing
the nation's health.
This
is the ideal time to make a National Nurse for Public Health a reality.
The current administration and Congress have a clear commitment to wellness
promotion and illness prevention. There is convincing evidence that the
health of our country can be dramatically advanced by deploying our greatest
and most trusted national health resource, America's nurses. Establishing a
National Nurse for Public Health would be a practical step forward in publicly
acknowledging the need for a focus on wellness and prevention.
This legislation would provide the nation with
a trusted professional representative from nursing to kickoff
the move to prevention in whatever form of health-care system our
lawmakers deliver.
The
National Nurse for Public Health would provide a visible nurse leader to
advocate for enhanced prevention efforts for all communities. Further, we
recognize the potential of having the National Nurse for Public Health as a
representative who would meet with health care leaders
to determine ways to address continued health disparities and
poor health literacy.
We,
as organizations and individuals, support this legislation as a means to
achieve the goals of better health, decreased health disparity and improved health
literacy and look forward to working with you on this important issue. We
applaud your efforts in highlighting the important contribution of nurses
and in your advocacy of improvement of the nation’s health. We strongly
urge your support of The National Nurse Act of 2011.
Thank you for your consideration and please call upon us if we
can be of further support as this bill moves forward.
Teri
Mills MS, RN, CNE
President
National Nursing Network Organization
503-320-2385
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