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QUIN Council FPHA Nursing 92211 QUIN Council FPHA Nursing 32011 Florida Center for Nursing's Employers Survey-Reminder to fill out the survey! Please complete this brief survey by September 30, 2011. IOM Recommendations – State Inventory: The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation and the Center have been selected by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action to help our state achieve the eight recommendations described in the Institute of Medicine report – The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. We are conducting this survey to identify those who are interested in being a part of the process and to determine where Florida is in relationship to each of the recommendations. We want to hear from you! Please complete this brief survey by September 30, 2011. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FLAC_Survey Please pass this message to colleagues and friends. The more responses we receive, the more we will learn. This is not limited to Florida Nurses! Contact the Center with any questions at NurseCtr@ucf.edu or 407-823-0980. For more Information about Florida’s nurse workforce visit: www.FLCenterForNursing.org. Update from the Public Health Nursing SectionLinda LaComb-Williams, R.N. March 21, 2011 Greetings from your Nursing Section Chairperson! I have a new e-mail address. lacombwilliams@aol.com as I have retired from DOH. Public health nursing still is ongoing in other areas in our communities as well,, including community faith based nursing, school nursing, universities, home health nursing, outpatient clinics, public health departments, and ambulatory care centers to mention a few. I have been representing the public health nurses on the QUIN council (Quality and Unity in Nursing) in the state of Florida. . http://quincouncil.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/hello-world/Efforts are beginning in Florida for review and ways to implement the latest IOM’s recommendation on Nursing. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx FPHA Nursing Section will be involved in some of the planning stages of the process with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida Foundation and the Florida Center for Nursing and the QUIN Council. A recent survey was sent to all current known members of the Nursing Section discussing dues payment. Pass on to new prospective members some of the goals and objectives of our section are. The purposes and objectives of the FPHA Nursing Section are: 1. To support, assist, and promote the purposes and objectives of the FPHA, Inc. 2. To instill and promote the art and science of maintaining protecting, and improving the health of the people within the State of Florida. 3. To encourage and provide for the professional and education advancement of individuals working and interested in the field of public health nursing. 4. To promote the visibility of public health nursing as an important part of personal and public health services. 5. To ensure that best practices in public health nursing are identified and shared statewide. Please, contact me with any ideas, suggestions, information that would be beneficial to the nursing section of FPHA. Public Health Nursing is a vital part of each community, helping to assure the health and well-being of the community. Sincerely, Linda LaComb-Williams FLORIDA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION NURSING SECTION MARCH 14, 2011 LINDA LACOMB-WILLIAMS, R.N. CHAIRPERSON The purposes and objectives of the FPHA Nursing Section are: 1. To support, assist, and promote the purposes and objectives of the FPHA, Inc. 2. To instill and promote the art and science of maintaining protecting, and improving the health of the people within the State of Florida. 3. To encourage and provide for the professional and education advancement of individuals working and interested in the field of public health nursing. 4. To promote the visibility of public health nursing as an important part of personal and public health services. 5. To ensure that best practices in public health nursing are identified and shared statewide. The website for FPHA is www.fpha.org. The nursing section can then be accessed from the website. Updates are planned for the section on the website. A summary of the FPHA (as provided by Sandy Magyar, Executive Director) and FPHA Nursing Section follows: 1. FPHA’s Legislative effort this year is intensely focused on DOH (Department of Health) Reorganization efforts. While FPHA is following other legislation of interest, FPHA is concerned about some of the recommendations of the Transition Team and the DOH report to the House. While both groups recommended having a non-physician Administrator/Secretary with a physician as a deputy, FPHA does not agree. We want to see a physician, who has a strong public health background and management experience as the new department head. Additionally FPHA feels that too much focus is on “primary care services” and there needs to be more on public health programs that serve every citizen in the state in addition to medical care of special groups in need or in counties without doctors and hospitals. FPHA was pleased that the Health Transition Team requested that FPHA testify before the committee and our visits at the capitol have been good. 2. FPHA is holding a Regional Meeting on April 27, 2011 at the Renaissance Hotel, World Golf Village, in St. Augustine. The focus on the meeting will be on how to design programs showing a return on investment and building into programs good evaluation criteria that will show positive outcomes. FPHA hopes to have a “how to” workshop that will train on how to look at and show the return on investment of a program. Additionally FPHA wants to run another track in the afternoon with multiple examples of successful public health programs. 3. Membership renewals and recruitment are major focus areas this year. FPHA wants to bring in more public health community partners as both individual and agency members. It is more important now than at any other time that our public health professionals join together to ensure public health programs remain intact to benefit each person in the state of Florida. 4. Like all sections, the Public Health Nursing Section has not been as active as in the past. Inability of members to attend annual meetings has always been difficult due to scheduling, funding, and time of the year of meetings. We are hopeful that this trend changes as community health nurses understand better what FPHA is doing for them. 5. One of the greatest benefits for the nursing section is the advocacy ability of FPHA to discuss legislative issues through Chris Nuland, of the Legislative Committee. 6. FPHA has provided a venue for public health professionals in Florida to come together around common issues, and promoted professional development for public health workers in government, academic, and nonprofit agencies for nearly 80 years. Career opportunities are continuously promoted through the FPHA website. Co-Chairs: Linda LaComb-Williams Hillsborough CHD 1105 E. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33602 T: 813-307-8015 Ext. 6317 F: 813-307-3542 Email: Linda_LaComb-Williams@doh.state.fl.us Bobbie Thackeray (retired) Secretary: Membership Committee:
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