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Nurse practitioner scope of practice
Use regulation to extend nurse practitioners’ (NPs’) scope of practice to provide care to the full scope of their training and skills without physician oversight, especially for primary care
Nurse residency programs
Implement programs that continue education, mentoring, and support for novice nurses following graduation
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
Provide home visiting services to low income, first time mothers and their babies, starting during pregnancy and continuing through a child’s second birthday
Nurse-friendly work environments
Improve work environments for nurses via establishment of strong nursing leadership, organizational support, etc.
Nutrient management plans
Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices
Nutrition and physical activity interventions in preschool & child care
Offer young children opportunities to eat healthy foods and engage in physical activity by providing fresh fruits and vegetables, incorporating physical activity into daily classroom routines, etc.
Nutrition prescriptions
Provide prescriptions with healthy eating goals for patients and families, often accompanied by progress checks at office visits and vouchers or other healthy food provisions; can include partnerships with local farmers markets or grocery stores
Online education: Exploring the underlying causes of health inequities
Discover a new, free online resource, the Roots of Health Inequity Course Series, from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
On-site child care
Provide employees with child care options at work; care may be provided free of charge, partially subsidized as part of an employee benefit package, or offered at market rates
Op-Ed by James S. Marks: The Intersection of Social Justice and Public Health
One day after the conclusion of the 2010 American Public Health Association meeting, James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Vice President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, contributed an op-ed to the online edition of the Denver Post that looks ahead to next steps that can bring the promise of better health to all communities. Read the op-ed, “Your ZIP code and your life expectancy,” here.