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Did you know that all of the GAPNA eAlerts are online for you to view? GAPNA e-Alerts are bi-monthly issues that contain relevant legislative news, Chapter events, timely topics of interest. If you missed it in your email, check it out in the archive! 

The United Health Foundation released the 2018 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report. Now in its sixth year, the 2018 report found seniors living in rural areas fare differently across key markers of health compared to their urban and suburban peers.

New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner: In the geriatric population, fragility fractures are common and cause immense morbidity and mortality. Poor outcomes have led to the development and implementation of specific geriatric hip fracture protocols that focus on Rapid Surgical Intervention (RSI).

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress continue to advance legislation combating the opioid epidemic. As nurse leaders, you know firsthand the devastation and human suffering caused by the opioid epidemic. Urge your legislators to co-sponsor the Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act and to support its consideration when the full House and Senate take up their respective opioid bills/packages.

From the GAPNA Newsletter > Committee/Sig News - AARP reached out to the GAPNA Health Affairs Committee asking for help identifying NPs willing to provide testimony to support the CARE Act in six states where bills were introduced in 2018. GAPNA and AARP shared information in those key states and GAPNA member, Julie Stanik-Hutt, took an active role in advocacy. 

From the Kaiser Health News Original Stories: Navigating Aging - Retaining the ability to get up and about easily — to walk across a parking lot, climb a set of stairs, rise from a chair and maintain balance — is an under-appreciated component of good health in later life.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO APPLY - June 18, 2018, 11:59 PM, EASTERN!  Now is the time to nominate a colleague or yourself! The awards are: the- Chapter Excellence Award, Special Interest Group Excellence Award, Excellence in Clinical Practice Award, Excellence in Community Service Award, Excellence in Education Award, Excellence in Leadership Award, and Excellence in Research Award.

The Pharmacology Category of the GAPNA Online Library includes drug updates, prescriptive practices, therapeutic uses of drugs, and specific drug information including opioids. Find out more about it...

The annual election for 2018-2019 GAPNA Board of Directors was May 14 through May 26, 2018. New officers take office at the Annual Business Meeting at the conclusion of the Annual Conference. Meet the winners and read about them!

The Liberty (Pennsylvania) Chapter of GAPNA is growing and now has a Pittsburgh group that is growing under the directorship of our Vice President, Donna Falcone, DNP! The Board is asking for volunteers to nominate or self-nominate GAPNA members...