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On Monday, May 4, the [ihi.org] Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, is launching the COVID-19 Rapid Response Network for Nursing Homes. The network is designed to support nursing home leadership, staff, residents and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

GAPNA President Deborah Dunn was interviewed recently for two articles by the American Heart Association (AHA). Both articles are syndicated and are being picked up by news sources across the country, including U.S. News and World Report and the Houston Chronicle.

The GAPNA Newsletter - Summer 2020, Volume 39, Number 2, is now online! Read "GAPNA – Advocating for Excellence in Care of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic," an article from GAPNA President Deborah Dunn. Other features include Committee, SIG- and Chapter News, COVID-19 Resources, Health Affairs, Isolation & Loneliness, BP Control, and much more.

GAPNA 2020 National President Deborah Dunn, EdD, MSN, GNP-BC, ACNS-BC, GS-C interviews Dr. Ron Billano Ordona, DNP, FNP-BC about providing home-based primary care during COVID 19

Nursing homes have been severely impacted by COVID-19, with outbreaks causing high rates of infection, morbidity, and mortality. This memorandum provides recommendations for State and local officials to help them determine the level of mitigation needed...

The GAPNA Board of Directors speaks out against racism, stating that "the recent tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are disheartening and unsettling reminders that systemic racism and injustice impacts every part of our patients’ lives, including safety and health.

The Greensboro News & Record recently announced the election of Ladsine Taylor, MSN, GNP-BC, of Salisbury, NC, as secretary on the GAPNA Board of Directors.

GAPNA has partnered with a Clinical Care Options to offer an ongoing series of free CNE programs available to GAPNA members. "Vaccinations and Healthy Aging: Protecting Your Older Patients From Shingles" is the latest program offered. In this live webinar, expert faculty expert faculty discuss how important it is to prevent shingles in older patients.

By completing this course, you will be better informed on the complexity of cultural health disparities and how you work towards achieving health equity. You can also receive 3.5 AMA, ACPE, ANCC, APA, ASWB, CCMC and attendance CME/CEs.

The United Health Foundation, in partnership with the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA), is pleased to provide the America’s Health Rankings 2020 Senior Data Update. Along with this year’s data update, America’s Health Rankings has curated measures from across the platform that are identified as COVID-19 risk factors.