NANN's advocacy committee focuses on optimizing care and health outcomes for neonates and their families. NANN's leadership and members engage and collaborate with other healthcare groups to shape practice and policy at the state and federal level.
SEFANN supports NANN's advocacy priorities:
Disparities in Neonatal Care
The impact of Covid 19 on NICU patients and nurses
Mental health of NICU patient families and nurses
Paid family leave
Nursing workforce development
Nutrition and breastfeeding
On August 22, former NANN President Dr. Gail Bagwell represented NANN in testifying before the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As part of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, she advocated for support of the Lead and Copper Rule under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Dr. Bagwell recommended support in strengthening treatment requirements to a trigger level of 10 parts per billion, citing the following reasons: continue reading on NANN news