Florida Coalition Aims to Transform Health Care Through Nursing

AARP Foundation. The goals of the coalition "are to foster interprofessional collaboration…enable all health care professionals to practice to the full extent of their education and training, strengthen nurse education and training, expand leadership ranks to ensure that nurses have a voice on management teams, in boardrooms and during policy debates, and improve health care workforce data collection."
 

The Chicago Tribune reports that "Florida is one of 15 states that is forming a regional action coalition that will bring together business executives, government officials, health industry executives and medical professionals -- including nurses -- to transform the way Americans receive health care." Notably, the Florida initiative is co-led by the Florida Center for Nursing and the Blue Cross Blue Sheild of Florida Foundation and was selected by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a collaborative created by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the