Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at UNM http://nursinghealthpolicy.org Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:07:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Carolyn Montoya Appointed to New Mexico Medicaid Commission http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-849 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-849#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:58:15 +0000 ASabedra http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=849 ]]> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative Fellow, Carolyn Montoya, has been invited to serve on the New Mexico Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC). The MAC is an advisory body to the Secretary of the Human Services Department and the Director of the Medical Assistance Division Director.  The MAC will make recommendations on policy development and program administration for the health and medical care services provided by the New Mexico Medicaid program. It represents and encourages the participation of health professionals, consumers and consumer associations or groups, advocates, public health entities, and other stakeholders involved with New Mexico Medicaid.

 

 

]]> http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-849/feed 0 RWJF Collaborative Fellow Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-846 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-846#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:10:35 +0000 ASabedra http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=846 ]]> Lauri Lineweaver, a 2nd-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative Fellow, was fortunate enough to gain entrance to the Supreme Court hearings on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last month. But what she experienced waiting in line overnight to obtain a ticket to the oral arguments was just as important as witnessing the hearings themselves, if not more so. Read her comments here.

]]> http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-846/feed 0 Antoinette Sabedra http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-805 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-805#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:33:45 +0000 ASabedra http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=805 ]]>

Antoinette Sabedra

Program Coordinator, RWJF Nursing and health Policy Collaborative at UNM

Antoinette Sabedra is the Program Coordinator for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at the University of New Mexico.  She comes to us with more than 10 years of administrative experience and began her employment with the University in August 2010 at Project ECHO as an Administrative Assistant III in the Finance department.  She brings with her skills acquired from working in large corporations, such as Public Service Company of New Mexico, Lockheed Martin, and H & R Block. She has recently begun furthering her education in hopes of receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.  Antoinette has also gained a significant amount of experience raising four children and being married for 14 years.  She enjoys spending time with her family and watching her children succeed in school and athletics.

]]> http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-805/feed 0 Welcome http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-799 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-799#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:54:19 +0000 Administrator http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=799 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-799/feed 0 RWJF Collaborative Fellow Invited to Serve on Expert Panel http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-763 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-763#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:05:29 +0000 Administrator http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=763 ]]> Kelly Buettner-Schmidt, College of Nursing PhD candidate and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative Fellow, has been invited by the Minnesota Department of Health to serve as an expert panel member for the updating of Public Health Interventions: Applications for Public Health Nursing Practice. This document provides best practices for public health nursing interventions in the State of Minnesota. Ms. Buettner-Schmidt will serve as an expert in the areas of advocacy, social marketing, and policy development and enforcement.

]]> http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-763/feed 0 Upcoming Lecture: “The Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Advances in Preventing Diabetes among Native People” http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-755 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-755#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=755 ]]> “The Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Advances in Preventing Diabetes among Native People” a lecture by Spero Manson, PhD, Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, Director of the Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado, Denver Anschutz Medical Center. This event will be held Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Domenici Center West Building, Room 2112, University of New Mexico, and Health Sciences Center. 

This event is co-hosted by the RWJF Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative and the RWJF Center for Health Policy as part of their Spring 2012 Lecture Series, “Plural Perspectives on Health Policy.”

]]> http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-755/feed 0 Welcome to the NM Nurse Practitioner Survey! http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-714 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-714#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:24:58 +0000 cjoy http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=714 ]]> Maurice L. Moffett, PhD, from the Office for Community Health, and Sally S. Cohen, PhD, from the Department of Nursing are conducting a research study. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the market for nurse practitioners in New Mexico towards a long-term goal of identifying optimal strategies to increase access to medical care, increase quality of care and reduce costs.  The study is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). We invited you to participate in this study because you are a licensed nurse practitioner as identified by the New Mexico Board of Nursing.

Your participation will involve answering a survey on your experience, education, licensure and practice environment. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. Your involvement in the study is voluntary, and you may choose not to participate. There are no names or identifying information associated with this survey.  The survey includes questions such as primary area of nurse practitioner practice and approximately what percentage of your time is spent in direct patient care. You can refuse to answer any of the questions at any time. The questions pertain to your current practice and future plans; there are no known risks in this study. All responses will be kept on a secure server in the College of Nursing.

The findings from this project will provide information on how using nurse practitioners can enhance access to health care, improve the quality of care, and alleviate the shortage of healthcare practitioners throughout New Mexico. If published, results will be presented in summary form only.

If you have any questions about this research project, please feel free to call Catherine Joy at (505) 272-4578. If you have questions regarding your legal rights as a research subject, you may call the UNMHSC Office of Human Research Protections at (505) 272-1129.

By clicking “START”  below, you will be agreeing to participate in the above described research study. Thank you for your consideration.

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Sincerely,

Maurice L. Moffett, PhD                    Sally S. Cohen, PhD, RN,  FAAN
Assistant Professor                             Associate  Professor
Office for Community Health           College of Nursing


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]]> http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-714/feed 0 Apply for the 2013 APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-642 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-642#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:57:30 +0000 cjoy http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=642 ]]> The American Public Health Association (APHA) is calling for applications for the 2013 APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government. This is
the sixth year that APHA is offering this fellowship which has been described as an “amazing” and “phenomenal” experience by previous fellows. Read the lessons learned from past fellows at http://www.apha.org/advocacy/fellowship/.

Candidates must have strong public health credentials and be interested in spending one year in Washington, D.C. working in a congressional office on legislative and policy issues related to health, the environment or other public health concerns. The fellowship will begin in January 2013 and continue through December 2013. The fellowship provides a unique learning experience and demonstrates the value and need for basing policy on sound science. Throughout the year, the fellow will gain a practical knowledge in government and how the public policy process works.

Applications and additional information are available at http://www.apha.org/advocacy/fellowship/ . The application, including a CV and three letters of recommendation, are due to APHA by April 9, 2012.

All candidates:
1.  must be APHA members (membership information : http://www.apha.org/about/membership/ )
2.  have five years experience as a public health professional beyond graduate or medical training
3.  have a graduate degree in a public health or a related discipline.

For more information, please feel free to contact mailto: charlene.bright@apha.org or mailto: susan.polan@apha.org.

]]> http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-642/feed 0 Special Presentation: Healthcare at a Turning Point: Seizing the Opportunity http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-583 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-583#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:16:01 +0000 Administrator http://www.nursinghealthpolicy.org/?p=583 ]]> “Healthcare at a Turning Point: Seizing the Opportunity”, a special presentation by Lisa Summers, CNM, DrPH. Dr. Summers is a Senior Policy Fellow in the Department of Nursing Practice and Policy at the American Nurses Association. This event will be held at 3:30-5:00 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011 at the University Hospitals, Learning Center (2ACC/UH 2205).

Event Flyer for “Healthcare at a Turning Point: Seizing the Opportunity”

This event was canceled due to weather conditions.

]]> http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-583/feed 0 Grant Awards Announced for Nursing and Health Policy Interdisciplinary Faculty Research http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-36 http://nursinghealthpolicy.org/post-36#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:55:30 +0000 Administrator http://localhost:8888/CNANM/wp/?p=36 ]]> The RWFJ Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at UNM is proud to announce the awardees for the 2011 Nursing and Health Policy Interdisciplinary Faculty Research Initiative. This initiative was developed to encourage UNM faculty in nursing and other social sciences to work together on unique, interdisciplinary research. Through this initiative, the Collaborative aims to advance policy-relevant research that synthesizes nursing and social science perspectives on targeted health and health care issues.

Applications underwent a peer review process and subsequent review by Collaborative faculty. In addition to being reviewed for scientific merit and relevance to health policy, applications were considered for their potential to inform national and/or local policy. Each award supports a one-year study with a total budget of $50,000.

We congratulate all applicants for generating innovative ideas for research to inform health policy. This year’s awardees include:

Implementing the Institute of Medicine’s Recommendations for Women’s Preventive Health:  An Assessment of State Capacity

  • Melinda Tinkle, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, Associate Professor, UNM College of Nursing
  • Deborah R. McFarlane, DrPH, MPA, MPH, Professor, UNM Department of Political Science
  • Beth Tigges, PhD, RN, PNP, BC, Associate Professor, UNM College of Nursing

 

Supporting Nutrition Policy Implementation in Las Vegas City, New Mexico Schools

  • Elizabeth Yakes, PhD, Assistant Professor, Individual, Family and Community Education, UNM College of Education
  • Victoria Sanchez, DrPH, Assistant Professor, MPH Program, UNM Department of Family and Community Medicine
  • Carolyn Montoya, MSN, PNP, RN, Coordinator FNP/PNP Concentrations, UNM College of Nursing
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