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Purpose

  • The purpose of the Association shall be to function as the specialty nursing organization for professional nurses committed to the advancement of public health nursing.

Mission and Vision

  • The mission of the Association is to promote healthy communities by enhancing the practice of public health nursing.
  • The vision of the Association is to provide a unified public health nursing voice, assuring healthy people in healthy communities.

Core Values

  • Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Collaboration
  • Equality
  • Education
  • Integrity

Goals

  • Advocate for public policies to promote healthy communities
  • Provide educational opportunities
  • Provide a forum for networking
  • Promote empowerment of vulnerable populations

 

EPR Competencies for Public Health Nurses

 The Colorado Public Health Nurse Competency Sets have been created to facilitate the development of a competent public health nurse workforce.  Please review the following materials:

♦  Colorado Public Health Nurse Competency Sets User Guide
♦  Synopsis of Public Health Nurse Roles
♦  EPR Domain 1 Tool
♦  EPR Domain 2 Tool
♦  EPR Domain 3 Tool
♦  EPR Domain 4 Tool

 


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Professional Development Corner

Your colleagues are being published!  Check these links for some great resources.

►  Beam, Rita J.; O'Brien, Ruth A.; Neal, Michelle.  "Reflective Practice Enhances Public Health Nurse Implementation of Nurse-Family Partnership."  Public Health Nursing.  Vol. 27. Number 2.

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State Director of Public Health Nursing

In September, 2009, Rita Beam , MS, RN, prepared a report outlining PHNAC's position on the Director of Public Health Nursing position at CDPHE, which was officially eliminated in May 2008.  Read the report...