Nurse In Washington Internship AAOHN Grant - Deadline to Apply December 1, 2017
New York
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The Nurse In Washington Internship (NIWI) is a 3 day program being held March 11 - 13, 2018 in Washington, DC sponsored by the Nursing Organizations Alliance, an umbrella organization that AAOHN belongs to. The AAOHN grant application is attached. Application deadline is December 1, 2017.
Further information about the NIWI from the Nursing Organizations Alliance website:
The NIWI experience includes:
- Advocacy 101/201 Breakout Sessions: Overview of Public Policy Process
- Advocacy Training
- Panel Session with Professional Nurse Advocates
- Congressional Staff Panel Session
- State Team Break Outs for Hill Preparation, including role playing
- Opportunity to meet with your Representative and Senators on Capitol Hill
- Networking with other nurses with similar clinical and political interests
Internship Objectives
- Describe how nurses can be involved and influence policy at the local and national level.
- Discuss how to work effectively with legislative staff to advance policy agendas.
- Describe key steps to effect change in the legislative process.
- Identify techniques to advance legislative issues at the grassroots level.
- Identify legislative, political, and economic forces driving health care policy and delivery changes today.
- Learn to schedule Capitol Hill meetings.