The Role of the RWJF, AARP, and the State Based Action Coalitions
The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, synchronized through the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) are working together for the transformation of health care system through nursing and endorse implementation of recommendations in the IOM report, ‘The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health’. Moreover, they assemble alliances embodying nurses, health care providers, consumers, educators, business, and government persons to ensure the fulfillment of the recommendations and thus, all Americans will receive the high quality medical treatments. Action Coalitions are the dynamic strength of the operation, which includes set guidelines for research, follow lessons learned and recognize replicable model (Nursezone.com, 2015). Actions coalitions has been appointed to a widespread of twenty-one state based associations, among them, The Connecticut Nursing Collaborative-Action Coalition (CNC-AC) is working to develop a healthier community in Connecticut with the coalition of nursing workforce and group of individuals. CNC-AC is working to form a widely diverse nursing workforce and leadership aptitude, encourage the nursing education and collection of data to ensure the fulfillment of healthcare needs in the state (CNC-AC, 2016).