April 2-6 was National Public Health Week. The theme was "A Healthier America Begins Today. Join the Movement." In honor of this event, it is important to recognize the contributions ...

Take a look back at 11 of the greatest nurse-led moments in history. 1 ... Wald co-founded the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, also serving as the group’s first President.

Nurses change lives every day in hospitals and clinics. Public health nurses take their practice beyond individual care to create change at a larger level—anything from local vaccine initiatives ...

In Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and its Power to Change the World, author Sarah DiGregorio tells how nurses had great stature centuries ago — and how they got pushed into the background.

In 1917, nurses joined protests in front of the White House gates for a different reason. They believed that if women won the right to vote, they could reform public health, set workplace ...

Students will learn to translate knowledge into action and center their education through the public health themes of human rights, ethics, and history. The public health graduate certificate program ...

If you want to become a public health nurse, you must earn a degree that prepares you to earn nursing licensure. Your options include an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) and a Bachelor of ...

MSN Public Health Nurse Salary According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for a registered nurse (RN) is $71,730. The job outlook for RNs is expected to grow faster than average, ...

Public health nurses, on the other hand, focus on the long haul—offering services that will help improve the health of an entire population over time.