Academy Partnerships
Partnerships
Strategic Partnerships

The American Academy of Nursing has multiple partnerships with organizations to advance the organization's policy priorities, increase accessibility to all forms of health care; protect the health and well-being of communities; and modernize and innovate the health care system.

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Academy Health

Academy Health is a leading national organization serving the fields of health services and policy research and the professionals who produce and use this important work. The organization “improves health and health care for all by advancing evidence to inform policy and practice.”

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Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research serves as a “coalition of patient and voluntary health groups, medical and scientific societies, academic and research organizations, and industry that support enhancing the federal investment in the biomedical, behavioral, and population-based research conducted and supported by the National Institutes of Health."

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Alliance for Disease Prevention and Response

The Alliance for Disease Prevention and Response states that its mission is to "build and empower a diverse, collaborative, multi-sector, sustainable public health movement with clearly defined roles, authority, and resources to ensure health, equity, and well-being for all.”

APRN Workgroup

This ad hoc group convenes to discuss issues and strategies specific to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) barriers to practice within federal legislation and regulation.

Consortium for Medically Necessary Oral Health Coverage

The Consortium for Medically Necessary Oral Health Coverage undertakes educational, community-building, and advocacy efforts to expand access to medically necessary oral health care.

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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids aims to reduce tobacco use “through strategic communications and policy advocacy campaigns, we promote the adoption of proven solutions that are most effective at reducing tobacco use and save the most lives.”

Champions for Health Equity through Nursing

Champions for Health Equity through Nursing pursues “shared goals of improving consumer access to care, strengthening and diversifying the nursing workforce, promoting nurse leadership at all levels, and advancing health equity solutions.”

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Coalition for Trust in Health and Science

The Coalition for Trust in Health and Science aims to “build trust in health care, public health and science across all segments of our society.”

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Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable

The Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable is a nonpartisan national coalition of leading medical, public health, and research organizations educates policymakers about the value of federal funding for firearm violence prevention research.

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Mental Health Liaison Group

The Mental Health Liaison Group seeks to “work to advance federal policies that support prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery services and supports.”

Modern Medicaid Alliance

The Modern Medicaid Alliance (MMA) educates policymakers and the public about the positive benefits and results of Medicaid. MMA highlights the need for innovations in Medicaid and how the program can improve lives and save money – with the goal of ensuring that Medicaid’s best solutions reach as many beneficiaries as possible.

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NAM Leadership Consortium

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Leadership Consortium's purpose is to "provide a trusted venue for national leaders in health and health care to work cooperatively toward their common commitment to effective, innovative care that consistently adds value to patients and society."

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NAM Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health's purpose is to "bring together diverse voices to encourage innovation and actions that foster the wide adoption of and equitable access to the benefits of genomics and precision health."

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NAM Initiative to Accelerate the National Climate and Health Movement

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Initiative to Accelerate the National Climate and Health Movement "aims to serve as a coordinating body to build and sustain momentum of organizations addressing climate and health across the nation. This initiative will broaden this national movement to mobilize health-related organizations, provide guidance and resources, and facilitate relationships across participating organizations."

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National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations

The National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations' (NCEMNA's) mission is “to be a unified body advocating for equity and justice in healthcare. To be a leading voice and driving force for ethnic minority nurses and populations.”

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National Quality Forum

The National Quality Forum's focus is "advancing priorities shared across stakeholders, and addressing structural challenges that transcend effective quality measurement and improvement based on science and evidence."

National Work and Families Coalition

The National Work and Families Coalition focuses on the important policy issues of paid family and medical leave as well as paid sick days.

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Nurses on Boards Coalition

The Nurses on Boards Coalition represents organizations committed to increasing nurses' presence and influence on corporate, health-related, and other boards, panels, and commissions.

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Nursing Community Coalition

The Nursing Community Coalition is comprised of 63 national professional nursing associations dedicated to building consensus and advocating on a wide spectrum of healthcare issues, including practice, education, research, and regulation.

Nursing Nominations Consortium

The Nursing Nominations Consortium is a group of nursing organizations who work collaboratively to nominate nurses for positions on federal committees, task forces, councils, work groups, etc.

Nurse Practitioner Extended Roundtable

The Nurse Practitioner Extended Roundtable represents the interest of organizations that represent nurse practitioners and discuss pertinent topics that are impacting nurse practitioners (NPs), including Federal, State and organizational policies.

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Partnership to Improve Patient Care

The mission of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) is to “raise awareness about the value of well-designed comparative clinical effectiveness research, the importance of shared decision-making between patients and providers...and the need to advance payment and delivery models that achieve outcomes that matter to patients.”

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Research!America

The purpose Research!America is to “increase public and policymaker awareness of the health and economic benefits of medical research and build a strong base of citizen support for more research and innovation.”

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United States Breastfeeding Committee

The United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) identifies ways in which breastfeeding mothers are supported, ensures that quality breastfeeding services are an essential component of health care for all families, and ensures that women and their families in the workforce are supported in optimal breastfeeding.