ANA President Addresses Racism and Health Disparities

On June 9, Modern Healthcare published an op-ed by American Nurses Association President Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN.   In "Ending racism and health disparities is nonnegotiable," Grant wrote:

While we are still combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest public health crisis on everyone's mind is the racism being experienced through police brutality—something that we've struggled with as a nation for decades—from Rodney King to Philando Castile—and the list goes on.

Nurses, the most trusted professionals in the country, are on the frontlines of every major public health crisis, and it has proven that trust and positive relationships lead to dramatically improved health outcomes. Nurses, everyone in health care—all of us—must take a stand against racism, health disparities, and social injustices that divide our nation.

The entire article can be found in that issue of Modern Healthcare.

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