NYS Nurses Association
News from the ANA
A new feature for NYSNA Members, News from the ANA offers information, announcements and resources provided from the American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the U.S., and the voice for nurses in Washington.
Recent ANA Announcements
- New! COCA Conference Call: Alternate Care Systems/Crisis Scenarios - Sept. 2, 2010
- ANA launches new governmental affairs effort: ANA Take Action web site
- ANA Immunity Award, honoring RNs who excel as immunization advocates, educators or leaders
- HHS awards $159 Million to support healthcare workforce training
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Advisory: Dengue Infection in Travelers
- CA Dept. of Health declares pertussis outbreak | Vaccination information | ANA Immunization Information
- HealthCare.gov, a comprehensive online consumer resource for accessing quality, affordable coverage
- Nat'l Alert Network EPINEPHrine pre-filled syringe shortage alert
- Seven NYSNA Members among recipients of 2010 ANA National Awards
- ANA offers students free access to Online Members Area
ANA 2010 House of Delegates Wrap-up
- House of Delegates participants: Online Survey
- House of Delegates: Video Clips
- House of Delegates: Photo Gallery
- Upload YOUR photos from HOD
Journal profiles emotional toll on children from disaster events
The journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (DMPHP) recently published a special issue devoted to the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina featuring “Children as Bellwethers of Recovery: Dysfunctional Systems and the Effects of Parents, Households, and Neighborhoods on Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children After Hurricane Katrina” by David M. Abramson, PhD, MPH, Yoon Soo Park, MS, Tasha Stehling-Ariza, MPH, and Irwin Redlener, MD. The findings demonstrate that children exposed to the events surrounding the hurricane were nearly 5 times as likely as a pre-Katrina cohort to exhibit serious emotional disturbances. Their research concluded that disasters affect children in different and important ways which can negatively affect a child’s physical, mental, and social development. The article is available under open access online.
Nat'l Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures announces events and opportunities
The National Conversation on Public Health is an 18-month project working to protect the public from chemical exposure. There are many opportunities for involvement within the project, including: expert working groups, regional and local face-to-face public meetings, and web-based discussions. The resulting action agenda will outline steps for the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and other institutions to take actions to better protect public health from harmful chemical exposures. Six workgroups to support the project; the ANA is represented on the Chemical Emergencies workgroup.