The Pennsylvania Nursing Workforce Coalition (PA-NWC) collaborates with various national partners to strengthen the nursing workforce and improve healthcare across Pennsylvania. By aligning with organizations that share our commitment to building a healthier nation, we can amplify our impact on workforce development, policy change, and nursing leadership. These national partnerships allow us to bring best practices and innovative solutions from across the country to Pennsylvania, ensuring that our state remains at the forefront of nursing excellence and healthcare transformation.
The PA-NWC was originally established as the Pennsylvania Action Coalition (PA-AC) to implement the recommendations of the NAM’s Future of Nursing reports in Pennsylvania as part of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. The PA-NWC remains committed to the goals of the reports, its partnership with the national Campaign for Action, and to building a culture of health through nursing.
Backed by AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is transforming health and health care through nursing, and building a healthier America. The Campaign collaborates with nurses, health providers, consumers, educators, and businesses in every state to improve health and health equity by strengthening nursing. The Campaign is guided by two landmark nursing reports: the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health and the National Academy of Medicine’s Future of Nursing: 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity.
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The PA-NWC has served as Pennsylvania’s Nursing Workforce Center as part of the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers (National Forum) since 2016.
The National Forum is a group of nurse workforce entities that focuses on addressing the nursing shortage within their states and contributes to the national effort to assure an adequate supply of qualified nurses to meet the health needs of the US population. They support the advancement of new as well as existing nurse workforce initiatives and share best practices in nursing workforce research, workforce planning, workforce development, and formulation of workforce policy. They share information in three major ways: through publications, via annual conferences, and by way of this virtual network.
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The PA-NWC serves as the state liaison to the National Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC). The NOBC aims to improve the health of communities and the nation through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies. As the state liaison, the PA-NWC showcases opportunities for nurses to participate in leadership positions and circulates resources developed by the NOBC for nurses to amplify their voices.
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