NURS 400: Community Assessment Assignment: Advocacy Resources

“A national nonprofit that brings together dedicated volunteers and partners to make schools healthier places where kids thrive.” Their website has tools and resources to help school communities "make change happen."

“APHN works to protect and promote the health and safety of the public by fostering high public health nursing practice standards, promoting and providing educational opportunities, and advancing the public health nursing role. … APHN provides a forum for public health nurses at all levels of practice to network and exchange ideas.”

The CDC’s Office of Financial Resources manages the CDC’s acquisition, assistance, and budget and financial processes. This website has information on the CDC’s funding, budget, financial resources, and grants.

“A collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). It is a resource to help you select interventions to improve health and prevent disease in your state, community, community organization, business, healthcare organization, or school.”

“A leading national, non-partisan voice for health care consumers [that] is dedicated to achieving high-quality, affordable health care and improved health for all.”

“An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, [HRSA] is the primary federal agency for improving health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically or medically vulnerable.”

“A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of organizations…formed to help achieve comprehensive health system change.”

“Assures consideration of nursing concerns by providing mechanisms for interdisciplinary nursing collaboration in public health policy and program endeavors.”

“The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health… [and] funds a wide array of programs which are working to help build a national Culture of Health.”