Public Health Nursing.

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Public Health Nursing Section

WELCOME

Welcome to the Public Health Nursing Section page of the NCPHA website. We are glad to have you visit our page in the hope that you will learn more about the benefits of being a member of this organization and make a decision to join us. There are so many benefits to being a member of NCPHA and the Public Health Nursing Section.

LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

These include:

Tax deductible membership dues
Section activities which include statewide conference call meetings, up-to-date information on the latest trends in public health nursing, membership drives, ways to celebrate our history of public health nursing in North Carolina
Representation by a registered lobbyist in the NC General Assembly
Networking and collaborating with nurses and other public health professionals and advocates
A discounted rate at NCPHA conferences
Access to awards and scholarships sponsored by the Public Health Nursing Section

Join us today and start reaping the benefits of NCPHA and Public Health Nursing Section membership!

GOAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SECTION

To bring nurses together for a common cause, to protect and promote the public health of the residents of North Carolina by:

Providing a medium for public health nurses in North Carolina for continuing education and peer exchange as a means of increasing professional identity and performance in public health practice.
Supporting legislation favorable to public health and promotion of the public health of the residents of North Carolina.
Promoting programs and/or projects deemed necessary to protect and promote the public health of the citizens of North Carolina.

HOW TO JOIN

Joining NCPHA is easy! Just click on “Join Now” on the front page of the website and make sure you check Public Health Nursing on the membership form.

INTERESTED IN SERVING?

Interested in serving on the Public Health Nursing Section Executive Committee to expand your leadership skills, boost your resume, and work with other public health nurse leaders? Please fill out a Willingness to Serve form.

2023-2024

Section Leadership

Elizabeth Stevens

CHAIR

Durham County Health Department

Yolandra Cochran

CHAIR-ELECT

Mecklenburg County Public Health

Jaimee Watts Isley

PAST CHAIR

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Vanessa Gailor

VICE CHAIR OF COMMUNICATION

NC DHHS

Erin Babbitt

VICE CHAIR OF EDUCATION

Cabarrus Health Alliance

Ainsley Johnson

SECRETARY

Harnett County Health Department

Patty Kempton

TREASURER

NC DHHS

Erin Babbitt

FALL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE

Liz Stevens

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE

Jaimee Watts Isley

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE

Vanessa Gailor

PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE

Please feel free to contact any member of the Executive Committee for more information. We invite you to become a member of the NCPHA Public Health Nursing Section. Section dues are only $5 per year.

RECENT EVENTS

September 2023 Fall Educational Conference

Slides available from the event:

Day 1
News from the Office of the Chief Public Health Nurse
Decrease Opioid Deaths Through Evidence-Based Harm Reduction

Day 2
Reproductive Coercion: State of the Science

Legal and Legislative Update
Jill More
Kirsten Leloudis
Tiffany Gladney

Awards and Scholarships

AWARDS

The Nursing Section presents two awards each year. You can nominate a deserving colleague for the Margaret B. Dolan Award or the Direct Service Award when applications are open.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Nursing Section also presents two scholarships each year:

1. The Dr. Joy F. Reed Public Health Nurse Leadership Scholarship is available to a public health nurse currently licensed as a registered nurse in North Carolina who is a member of NCPHA or NCAPHNA and interested in leadership training or returning to school to advance their education.

2. The Nursing Section Annual Scholarship of $500 is offered to a nurse currently enrolled in an advanced nursing program (BSN, Masters, etc.).

PLEASE NOTE

Applications/nominations for Nursing Section awards and scholarships for 2024 will close on August 15, 2024. Please check the scholarship/award application documents for eligibility criteria and specific submission instructions. All are presented at the annual NCPHA Fall Educational Conference. If you have any questions you can always call or email a member of the Executive Committee for additional information.

2023

Award and Scholarship Winners

Margaret Dolan Award: All North Carolina Public Health Nurses
Direct Service Award: Shenell Little
Joy Reed Scholarship: Heather Willis
Nursing Scholarship: Jessica Hardy

IMPORTANT NOTE

Special Occasion Gifts
for Public Health Nurses

At the Fall Educational Conference, the Public Health Nursing Section will be offering promotional items featuring the NC Public Health Nursing logo. We will have some new items to purchase as special gifts for yourself and co-workers to commemorate Nurses Day in May, Public Health Week in April, or as birthday or holiday gifts. For more information, please contact the Public Health Nursing Section Chair.

Public Health Nursing.