Tri-Council for Nursing Releases Statement: When Nurses Vote, Health Care Policy Changes for the Better Without nurses, quality care would be out of reach for many U.S. residents. As the largest, most trusted health care professioni, nurses’ influence on public health and policy cannot be... Monday, August 12, 2024 | Policy & Advocacy
AACN Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee’s Bipartisan Support for Nursing Education and Research AACN was pleased to see sustained funding for nursing education and research in the Senate's proposed spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2025, a stark contrast to the cuts proposed in the... Monday, August 5, 2024 | Education, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Rounds with Leadership: An End to Inequity On June 26, 2024, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a new publication examining healthcare inequities that persist in the U.S. titled Ending Unequal... Wednesday, July 31, 2024 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Policy & Advocacy, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Looks to the Senate as House Proposes Cuts and Consolidation of Programs Supporting Nursing Education and Research The House Appropriation Committee advanced their Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) spending bill by a vote of 31 to 25. This bill proposes steep cuts... Thursday, July 11, 2024 | Education, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Submit Your Nominations: Shape the Future of Federal Healthcare Policies Join us in ensuring more nurses and healthcare professionals are at the forefront of federal policy discussions. Monday, June 24, 2024 | Membership Announcements, Policy & Advocacy
AACN Supports Increased Nursing Education Funding in President’s FY 2025 Budget AACN is pleased to see recommended increases to programs that support nursing education and the workforce in the Administration's proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. Released yesterday,... Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | Education, Policy & Advocacy
AACN Applauds the Reintroduction of the FAAN Act in Congress AACN applauds the introduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act by our Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and House Nursing Caucus Vice... Friday, February 9, 2024 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Rounds with Leadership: Focusing Federal Investments on Nursing In response to workforce concerns, the National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice (NACNEP) issued its 19th report to Congress and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health... Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | Policy & Advocacy, Rounds with Leadership
Six AACN Member Schools Receive Funding to Support Efforts to Accelerate Nursing Research and Advance Precision Health AACN is pleased to announce that six nursing schools have been selected to receive funding to help raise awareness about the All of Us Research Program. The schools selected... Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | Grant Initiatives, Membership Announcements, Policy & Advocacy
AACN Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for Advancing Spending Bills that Would Sustain Funding for Nursing Education and Research The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee for advancing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education... Friday, July 28, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy
AACN Announces New Members of the Health Policy Advisory Council The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is pleased to announce seven new members of the Health Policy Advisory Council (HPAC) for the 2023-2025 term. AACN convened the council to... Wednesday, July 5, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy
AACN Statement on the Supreme Court Decision Against Race-Conscious Admissions Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions practices used at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unconstitutional, violating the Equal Protection... Thursday, June 29, 2023 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Policy & Advocacy
AACN Supports Significant Increases to Nursing Education Outlined in President’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal AACN is pleased to see recommended increases to programs that support nursing education and the workforce in the Administration's proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. Released on March... Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Three New Members Added to Health Policy Advisory Council The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce three new members of the Health Policy Advisory Council (HPAC) for the 2022-2024 term. AACN convened the... Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | Membership Announcements, Policy & Advocacy
AACN's Response to the Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, AACN is deeply concerned about the impact this decision will have on the... Friday, June 24, 2022 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release