Public Health Nurse AdvocacySeptember 2012

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PHN Advocacy History Qualitative Research “Lived” PHN Experience Focus Groups Themes Recommendations

Brand “VOICE” Tool Kit

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VOICE PHNAC VOICE

Validating PHN Role Organizing PHN

Practice Instilling Innovative

Leadership Collaborating with

Colleagues Envisioning our

Future

PHN VOICE of the Community Vocalize, Versatile,

Validate Observe, Organize Innovate, Invest,

Implement Community as Client Empower, Evidence

Based Practice

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Public Public Health Nurses

V Vocalize, Versatile, Validate O Organize, ObserveI Innovate, Invest, ImplementC Community as Client

E Empower, Evidence-based

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How to use VOICEVPHNs vocalize the health needs of the communityPHNs are versatile and wear many hatsPHNs consistently validate our assessment data

OPHNs observe & assess the community’s health care needsPHNs organize community partners to address health concerns

IPHNs plan and develop community based programs through innovative processes PHNs invest in the community’s assetsPHNs implement community and population based programs

CCommunity is our client

EPHNs Empower community through evidence-based practice

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Advocating PHN role

Share who you are – use the elevator speech

Explain what you do Assess who you are speaking to:

Pre-plan if possible If there is a group, know who you want to

speak with Opportunities for collaboration

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What I do: Describe your role – for example: I am a public health

nurse in the (?) program at (name of LPHA)

I work with : (types of clients, community organizations, other professionals, etc.)

I work to : (start with smallest population impact and continue to largest public health impact of the work)

My public health nursing skills and perspective are unique to my work because :(discuss use of components of nursing process and bridge between health, policy, science, and people)

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Did you know? As a Public Health Nurse I am licensed as a RN under the

State Nurse Practice Act, who works in the governmental public health system

The foundation of my public health nursing practice is the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating daily in my work with the public – I create conditions where people can be healthy. For example:

I am flexible, licensed, and skilled to provide clinical services, such immunizations, as well as assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating public health programs. For example: (emergency preparedness, community collations, population based programs, disease investigations)

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Elevator Speech 3 points/9 seconds/27 words

1. Licensed RN working in the governmental public health 2. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate public health programs

3. Flexible and skilled to provide clinical services and create healthy conditions

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Know Your Community Look for opportunities to advocate for

PHNs on your own: BOCC and BOH City/Town/County Government Agencies Non-Profit Boards Community Based Organizations Other RNs

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Tool KitElevator Speech

1. Make it your own2. Use the words from the VOICE campaign3. Keep it short - 27 seconds

Business Cards

PHNAC Website4. Three Power Point slides to customize5. Blog

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The ChallengeUse the elevator speech with 2 people

in the next 2 months

Share your experiences:BlogEmailPHNPC/PHNAC Meetings

February PHNAC Conference reportingwww.PHNAC.org