Policy Watch: Title VIII Advocacy and New Federal Nursing Programs

Advocating for Academic Nursing Priorities During ANLC

As part of AACN's Academic Nursing Leadership Conference, AACN Advocates sent more than 450 messages to their Representatives and Senators during our Virtual Advocacy event! With limited legislative days left in the 119th Congress, AACN Advocates continue to highlight key priorities supporting nursing education including reauthorizing the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs, providing strong appropriations for Title VIII Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research, and supporting nursing as a professional degree.

In Case You Missed It

• On October 19, President Trump issued an executive order on "Advancing Women's Health to Improve Outcomes in All Phases of Life," calling for the creation of a Women's Health Division within the National Institutes of Health and a Women's Health Task Force within the White House.
• On October 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a new Nurses for Nursing Homes initiative to recruit and retain nurses to work in qualified long-term care facilities by offering stipends and loan repayments. Registered nurses who have qualifying loans from BSN and accelerated direct entry programs are eligible to receive support from this program. Click here for more information.

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