Search Results

The default setting for search results displays All Content. If you prefer to see recent content only, please adjust the date filter.

Filter your results:

Types

Topics

289 Results Found

Key Issues for Nurses

Issue Landing Page
As a nurse leader, you face many challenges. What you may not be aware of are the myriad legislative issues affecting the nursing profession as a whole.

Empowering Nurse Leaders to Vote

Nurses’ voices carry immense weight. It is critical those voices are heard loud and clear in local, state and federal elections.
Public

AHA Response to RFI Related to Schedule A Occupations that Satisfy the Permanent Labor Certification Requirement

AHA responds to the DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification Employment and Training Administration's request for information related to Schedule A occupations that satisfy the permanent labor certification requirement.
Member

Urge Congress to Protect Health Care Workers from Violence by Passing the SAVE Act

Enactment of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768) is a top priority for the AHA and the hospital field.

Advocacy Issue: Workplace Violence

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers across the nation have experienced a sharp increase in incidences of workplace violence, with no sign that this trend is receding. Despite the diligent efforts of hospitals and health systems to prevent violence, health care workers remain five times more likely than any other type of worker to be physically attacked on the job, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Workforce

The core mission of hospitals and health care systems is caring for people. To fulfill that mission, hospitals and health systems need compassionate, skilled, trained, and dedicated professionals. Health care is a labor-intensive field, requiring 24-hour-per-day/seven-days-per-week staffing to achieve optimal quality outcomes. Investment in a qualified and engaged multi-disciplinary workforce is foundational. To advance workforce issues, the AHA has developed a Workforce Agenda.
Public

AHA Voices Support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (S. 2768)

AHA letter to Senators Joe Manchin and Marco Rubio voicing support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (S. 2768),
Public

AHA Voices Support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584)

AHA Letter to Representatives Larry Bucshon and Madeleine Dean expressing support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584),
Public

Workforce Shortage, Training and Education

AHA tools and resources addressing behavioral health workforce challenges.
Public

Small or Rural Update

This issue of the Small or Rural Update discusses Congress’ activity around replacing and repealing the Affordable Care Act as well as reviews the federal budget, AHA representation and advocacy, rulemaking and regulatory policy.