Some
of the organizations that can help you get started or provide
more information include:
Nurses for
a Healthier Tomorrow
A coalition of 32 nursing and health care organizations working
to launch a communications campaign to attract people to the nursing
profession. The organization sent a 30-second public service announcement
to 200 television stations nationwide.
Sonja Popp-Stahly, (317) 262-8080, Sonja@hetcom.com
Coalition
for Nursing Careers in California
A California organization that works to attract young people to
nursing through a multimedia campaign. It recently launched a
Web site at www.choosenursing.com
where students can read stories of different nurses. Nurses interested
in being ambassadors for the profession also can download presentation
materials.
Valerie Hall, (510) 987-2622, choosenursing@kp.org
Mayo Clinic
(Rochester, Minn.)
A hospital in Minnesota that runs an annual Nursing Career Day
for high school students. The students, who are escorted by nurse
volunteers, participate in a hands-on skills fair, and nurses
present their specialties in a panel discussion.
Gwen Harkins, (507) 255-5433, harkins.gwen@mayo.edu
UNITE-LA
A federally funded school-to-career program in the Los Angeles
area in which students can take hospital tours or listen to health
professionals who visit classrooms.
June Levine, (818) 368-0202, www.unitela.com
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Century
College (Minnesota)
Nursing students teach classes such as health and sex education
to elementary students.
Lora Kincade, (651) 450-8600, lkincad@ih.cc.mn.us
Altru Health
System (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Local high school students in Grand Forks take a class in which
they learn the role of nursing assistants. The students also work
as interns at Altru Health System.
Mame Wyman, (701) 780-5173, mwyman@altru.org
Maryvale
High School Student Nurse Academy (Arizona)
A high school program in the Phoenix area in which high school
students earn LVN licenses. The students spend time with RNs in
hospitals and can attend a nursing camp. School nurse Randy Peterson
runs the program.
Randy Peterson, (602) 764-2024, Peterson@phxhs.k12.az.us
Dallas
Fort Worth Area Health Education Center
A group working to increase the enrollment of under-represented
groups in the health professions. One popular program is a two-day
session for high school juniors and seniors. The students visit
a nursing school campus for seminars.
Lori Schell, (972) 791-0717, Ext. 518, Lschell@dwfhc.org
Colleagues
in Caring
A nursing workforce development project that allows different
regions to share ideas and information about attracting, educating,
retaining and keeping track of nurses. Colleagues in Caring includes
40 regional sites in 40 states. The organization has a Web site
aimed at high school, middle school and elementary school students.
The group also produced a video to show how nurses make a difference
in people's lives.
(202) 496-1095
