NYSNA’s policies constitute a public health platform. As nurses, we see that proposals and laws have a fundamental connection to the health and safety of our patients and communities.
On June 7, NYSNA lost a very special nurse colleague, board member, committed public health professional, wife, mother and devoted community advocate: Martha Wilcox.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) assumed office in 1933 to a country in grave trouble. It was The Great Depression and more than 60 percent of the U.S. was living in poverty.
