Research Team Goals

• Stimulate collaboration to participate and communicate nursing research in the federal sector 
• Highlight and encourage participation in nursing-led research and careers in research 
• Conduct nursing research and give guidance on outcomes based practice to support the mission and vision of PHS nursing

Publications and Presentations Team Goals

• Encourage nurses to submit articles and presentations that advocate for health promotion, career opportunity, and disease intervention/prevention
• To solicit speakers to present topics of nursing interest and career opportunity at monthly NPAC Lunch and Learn sessions

Public Health Advocacy Team Goals

• To identify and share existing resources that support the public health priorities of the Surgeon General with nurses to help facilitate public health outreach at the national, state, and community levels. 
• To identify, develop, and implement public health initiatives that can readily be adopted by nurses to help promote positive health outcomes among Americans.  

Nursing Practice Team Goals

• Promoting and collaborating on best practice models and programs
• Identifying best practices and evaluating their functions
• Creating a library of evidence-based practice materials
• Providing resources on administrative/clinical practice issues
• Serving as subject matter experts by
  • Identifying the pros and cons of various models
  • Informing nurses about legistrative issues that may impact nursing practice
  • Assisting nurses with implementing the concept of excellence in everyday practice
• Advising and making recommendations on policy issues relating to the nurse workforce, nursing education and nursing practice improvement
• Identifying trends and directions that are emerging nationally to address the issues for N-PAC members

Moving Fitness Inside

Nutrition and Healthy Lunches

Healthy People 2010

Immunization Requirements for the Public Health Officer  by Sally Bentsi-Enchill, RN

Should Health Care Workers take the Influenza Vaccine?  by CAPT Lynn Slepski and CAPT Diann Shaffer

"The Greatest Generation: Recollections of Wartime and Public Health Nursing" Borghild Bevans, 1st LT, US Army, USPHS Civilian Nurse (Ret.)

Health Outcomes of Kangaroo Care(943KB) Susan M. LudingtonPhD, CNM, FAAN
Nursing: What's on the Horizon?(396KB) Christine Lintz,PhD, FNP-BC
True Nursing Outcomes Current and Future Trends Toward Innovative Care Delivery Systems(431KB) Gina Brown,PhD, RN
The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Exposures(373KB)R. Louise Floyd, DSN, RN, Brian W. Jack, MD, Robert Cefalo, MD, PhD, Hani Atrash, MD, MPH, Jeanne Mahoney, BSN, RN, Anne Heron, PhD, Corrine Husten, MD, MPH, Robert J. Sokol, MD
Quality if Life in Sarcoidosis: Comparing the Impact of Ocular and Non-Ocular Involvement of the Disease(739KB) Leoroy N. Saligan, PhD, CRNP
Environmental Health: Nurses Making a Difference (KB)Brenda M. Afzal, MS, RN

Leadership Qualities and Succession Planning(1006KB) B. Lushniak, MD, MPH
Perspectives on Nursing Leadership(843KB) B. Dennis
Unacare Health Center(1.65MB) P. Helms, MN, FNP-BC
Forward Thinking and Strategic Planning Implications for Public Health Nursing (485KB) N.E. Kendig, MD
Nurse Managed Medical Homes for School-Aged Children(523KB) A.A. Norwood, PhD, FNP-BC
Nursing Leadership in Transformation (892KB) D. Porche, DNS, PhD, FAANP
Patient Centered Care (1.10MB) S.T Peirce, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE
The Effects of the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf Coast(1.05MB) C. Hebert, MD
Creating a Healthier Nation through Effective Nursing Leadership(681KB) L. Coletti, RN, MN, NEA-BC

Building Healthier Communities (1.51Mb) by James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA
Leadership and Career Development in a Challenging Healthcare Landscape (188Kb) by Michael G. Gates, PhD, RN
The Challenge of Prisoner Health for Nursing Leaders Part 1 (1.16Mb) by Diane C. Hatton, DNSc, RN
The Challenge of Prisoner Health for Nursing Leaders Part 2 (1.31Mb) by Diane C. Hatton, DNSc, RN
Nursing Research Opportunities in the USPHS by (7Kb) Victoria L. Anderson, RN, CRNP, MSN
Community Based Research (656Kb) by Debra A. Toney, PhD, RN, FAAN
Nursing in Integrative Oncology: Practice, Education, and Research (1.16Mb) by Colleen O. Lee, MS, CRNP, AOCN
New Paradigms in Nursing: CAM in Health Care (1.09Mb) by Josephine P. Briggs, MD
Health Care Policy: Nursing's Role in Eliminating Health Care Disparities (1.97) by Kerry Paige Nesseler, MS, RN
Challenges in Nursing Education Leadership (70Kb) by Catherine Todero, PhD, RN

The Nurse and Nurse Faculty Shortages: Taking the Long View (416Kb) by Susan Hassmiller, RN, PhD, FAAN
The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Preparing an Expert Advanced Practice Nursing Workforce(352Kb)  by Patricia Bowman, DNP
Nursing Careers in State Government (255Kb) by Carole Jakeway, MPH, RN, NEA-BC
Physical Activity and the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans(404Kb) by Fleetwood Loustalot, PhD
Immunization Update for Healthcare Personnel (695Kb) by Donna Weaver, RN, MN, Nurse Educator
Reducing Violence Against Nurses(213Kb) by Marilyn Ridenour, BSN, MBA, MPH
Ergonomics in Safe Patient Handling (564Kb) by Traci Galinsky, PhD
Protecting the Health, Safety & Resiliency of Emergency Responders(1.05MB) by Richard Klomp, MOB, MS, LPC, BCPC