The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions is pleased to announce American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding opportunities for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) Initiative.
This initiative, which includes multiple programs, provides grant funds for the purchase of health professions training equipment. There are 21 health professions training programs from Titles III, VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act that comprise this initiative; each has limited eligible activities, described in the respective announcements.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has issued a Call for Abstracts for the upcoming conferenc:“Nurses Driving Access, Quality and Health” to be held May 2-8, 2011 in Valletta, Malta. Additional information on the conference and the Call for Abstracts is available in the attached document.
The New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions announces two new exciting opportunities with the Education Department. The Assistant in Nursing Education, a new position, will support the current staff in the Board for Nursing Office. An Associate in Nursing Education position is within the division of Professional Education.
Additional information can be found on the NYS Education Department Website:
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Information on the American Nurses Association (ANA) Elections Call for Nominations is now online. NYSNA encourages members to consider running for an elective position with the ANA. There are numerous positions available on the ANA Board of Directors (including a new Director at Large, Recent Graduate board position), Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics, and the ANA Nominating Committee. Deadline for the initial slate of candidates is February 1. Members will need their login information for registration.
NYSNA has contributed to Flowers For the Float, an organization working to get a nurses' float in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif. The President of the Tournament of Roses that year will be a nurse, Sally Bixby. Visit Flowers for the Float online for more information, and the opportunity to donate. 
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