Do We Need a National Nurse?

There is legislation under consideration in the House of Representatives to create an Office of the National Nurse.  Sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR3), this bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of the National Nurse within the Public Health Service.  The National Nurse would: "(1) identify annual health priorities; (2) encourage volunteerism and strengthen the relationship between government agencies and health-related national organizations; and (3) encourage community-based, nonprofit organizations to seek grants for the purpose of education and interventions to address the annual priorities."

In a new article for HealthLeaders Media, Rebecca Hendren spoke with Teri Mills, the author of the original New York Times op-ed (2005) that first suggested the idea.  Mills shared her thoughts about why this office would be incredibly important.

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