When you think about improving health care, who do you envision leading the charge for a more equitable future? There are no wrong answers, but perhaps one that does not immediately come to mind—nurses. Nurses’ front-line role in patient care makes them a natural force for expanding access to care and reducing healthcare disparities.

Nurses have the bold, transformative solutions to improve prevention, wellness, and delivery of health care services, but receive too few resources to implement them. As a catalyst of change, the American Nurses Foundation invests directly in nurses to fuel their ability to improve a system that often keeps certain people from obtaining the quality services they need and deserve.

Through the Reimagining Nursing Initiative, the American Nurses Foundation funded bold projects developed and led by nurses to transform nursing for improved access, care, and outcomes for all. The initiative addresses critical pain points within the profession, and all the projects center equity as a priority. Here are some examples:

  • Preparing nursing students to care for diverse populations
  • Reducing implicit biases in technology-enabled nursing tools
  • Paying nurses to meet patients wherever they are
  • Investing in nurse-led projects to drive a more equitable future

Read the full article about investing in nurse-driven solutions in healthcare by Michelle Greanias at Grantmakers in Health.