Glynnis LaRosa, RN, MPH, CPHQ ASTDN President Bobbie Bagley, RN, MPH, CPH

1. New Member Orientation Glynnis LaRosa, RN, MPH, CPHQ ASTDN President Bobbie Bagley, RN, MPH, CPH Membership Committee Chair May 7, 2012

2. Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • History • Mission • Goals • Executive Committee • ASTDN Staff • Regional Representatives

3. Agenda • Membership Types • ASTDN Projects, Collaborations and Accomplishments • Committees • How You Can Become Involved • Questions and Answers

4. Welcome to ASTDN ! ASTDN is a member of the Quad Council of PHN organizations • ASTDN • ACHNE • ANA • APHA Public Health Nursing Section ASTDN is Working to Enhance the Capacity of Public Health Nursing through Partnerships !

5. ASTDN History • The Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing (ASTDN) began in 1935 as an advisory group of state health department nurses. • ASTDN continues today as an active association of public health nursing leaders from across the United States and its Territories. • ASTDN is an affiliate of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).

6. ASTDN Mission The mission of ASTDN is to provide a peer and collegial forum for public health nursing leadership, recognizing the authority as well as the responsibility of the governmental role in protecting and promoting the health of the public.

7. APHN Proposed New Mission To shape the role of public health nursing within the specialty of population health and to educate and advocate for policies and practices that advance the practice of public health nursing to promote the public’s health.

8. ASTDN Goals • To participate with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in promoting a program of national health protection and promotion. • To establish guidelines for states and territories in setting standards for public health nursing services. • To recommend and advocate the effective and efficient use of public health nurses in the provision of preventive, health promotion and personal health services. • To identify and promote methods of improving the education, utilization and distribution of public health nurses.

9. ASTDN Goals • To develop innovative and collaborative partnerships with national governmental and voluntary agencies in programs to protect the public’s health. • To foster, advocate for and support public health nurses in leadership roles in administrative, management, practice and staff positions. • To assist in marketing public health nursing. • To assure that inputs from and perspectives of public health nursing are incorporated into position statements on the nursing profession.

10. APHN Goals Will be presented later this morning

11. ASTDN Executive Committee President Glynnis LaRosa, RN, MPH, CPHQ - Massachusetts Past President Clair Millet, APRN, MN, PHCNS-BC - Louisiana President Elect Lisette Osborne, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, CHEP, Maryland Treasurer: Tom Engle, RN, MN - Oregon Secretary: Julie McMahon, RN, BSN - Iowa

12. ASTDN Executive Committee Members at Large: Bobbie Bagley, MPH, RN, CPH - New Hampshire Juanita Graham, DNPc, MSN, RN - Mississippi John L. Hankins, MBA, MSN, EdD, RN - Alabama

13. ASTDN Staff Karen O’Brien, DNP, MN, APHN-BC, Executive Director Glenda Kelly, MSN, RN, Communications Coordinator Janet DeVeny-Edwards, CPM, Administrative Assistant John McDaniel, Webmaster

14. ASTDN Regional Representatives

15. NortheastRegional Representative CT, ME, NY, VT, RI, MA, NH, NJ Barbara Dingfelder, RN, MPH, PHCNS-BC, CHES Connecticut

16. SoutheastRegional Representative AL, NC, GA, SC, TN, KY, MS, FL Carol Tanner, RN, MSN, MS, CPHQ, LHRM Director, Office of Public Health Nursing Florida Dept. of Health

17. South Central Regional Representative LA, TX, AR, OK, NM Barbara Hickok, retired Dec. 2011 Rachel Wright, transitioned to a new position Currently vacant

18. Mid-AtlanticRegional Representative VA, WV, DE, MD, PA, DC Emily Litt, position was eliminated Currently vacant

19. North CentralRegional Representative IN, MI, WI, IA, KS, MO, IL, OH, NE, MN LuAnne McNichols, RN, MN PH Nursing Director Minnesota Dept. of Public Health

20. Mountain WestRegional Representative UT, ND, NV, SD, CO, AZ, WY Ramona Rusinak, RN, PhD PHN Consultant Arizona Department of Health Services

21. Pacific WestRegional Representative MT, OR, HI, AK, CA, WA, ID Lucinda (Cindy) Wasson, PHN, MS, CCM California Director of PH Nursing Kern County Dept. of Public Health

22. Current ASTDN Membership Categories • Official State or Territory Representative • Contributing • Local, State, Federal Governmental PHN Leadership • Alumni • Retired Alumni • Associate • Student

23. Proposed APHN Membership Categories Voting: • Official State or Territory Representative • Public Health Nurse • Retired Public Health Nurse Non-Voting: • Friend • Student

24. ASTDN Collaborations and National Committee Representation • American Red Cross – National Nursing Committee: Clair Millet • ASTHO Affiliate: Karen O’Brien • ASTHO Governmental Affairs Committee: Karen O’Brien • Nursing Community: Glynnis LaRosa

25. ASTDN Collaborations and National Committee Representation • NACCHO Workforce Development Committee: Clair Millet • Quad Council for Public Health Nursing Organizations: Clair Millet, Glynnis LaRosa. Lisette Osborne • ASTHO Health Equity Workgroup: Juanita Graham

26. ASTDN Projects, Collaborations, Accomplishments ASTDN Business Meeting at the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) headquarters in Maryland to plan for the future. Sept. 2011

27. ASTDN Projects, Collaborations, Accomplishments • Attended APHA annual meeting Oct. - Nov. 2011 - Participated in daily PHN section meetings - ED spoke at the HRSA Training Center meeting - Networked with partners and potential funders

28. ASTDN Projects, Collaborations, Accomplishments • Improved ASTDN Communications: • Added “Members Only” section to the website • Regional Membership calls Nov. 2011 & April 2012 • Mid-year meeting via conf. call Nov. 2011 • ED attended ASTHO Affiliate meeting summer 2012 which resulted in strengthening Affiliate partnerships • PHN highlighted in two American Nurse ANA articles (fall 2011 and winter 2012)

29. ASTDN Projects, Collaborations, Accomplishments • Quad Council PHN Competency Review • PHN Scope and Standards of Practice • PHN educational webinars: Jan, Feb 2011 and April 2012 • Participated in numerous sign on letters supporting public health and nursing • Continued to advocate for public health and the role of Public Health Nursing across the country

30. ASTDN Collaborations and National Committee Representation RWJF: “Future of Public Health Nursing Summit” in New Jersey. Participants: Shirley Orr, Glynnis LaRosa, Karen O’Brien, Michelle Cravetz, David Reyes, Susan Swider, Linda Olson Keller, Joy Reed, Rhonda Richtsmeier February 2012

31. ASTDN Workforce Development and Funding Opportunities Karen O’Brien, Executive Director will present more detail in her report later today • Rush University • National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) • University of Michigan: PHN Enumeration Pending: RWJ Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Research Agenda

32. Committees and Workgroups How YOU Can Become Involved… • Awards • By-Laws • Communications • Environmental Health • History • Membership • Nominations • Program Planning (annual conference) • PH Accreditation and QI • Public Health Preparedness (EP) • Public Health Policy • Resource Development

33. As of July 1, 2012 ….. • Filing for organizational status to a non profit 501c3 • Filing for Incorporation • New organizational name APHN • New domain name www.PHNURSE.org • New logo • New website • New membership categories • New Bylaws, and Policy & Procedure Manual

34. What a GREAT Year !!!We hope YOU will join us as we work together to grow APHN

35. Questions and Answers