Committee Chairs

1. Collaborate with Archivist at Barbara Bates Center on best approaches for documenting ACHNE's contributions and the role of PHNs.
2. Transfer previously missing critical documents from 2010-20 to ACHNE’s collection at Barbara Bates Center
3. Implement new archiving procedure with ACHNE Secretary and management company for annual document transfer to Barbara Bates Center
4. Interview 2 Past Presidents using revised script
5. Mentor at least 1 student in process of interviewing Past Presidents

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1. To complete review of the operational manual in relation to the agreement between the manual and Robert’s Rules of Order.

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1. Purpose:

   To promote the elimination of Health Disparities, awareness of Social Determinants of Health and contribute to the advancement of health equity and inclusion through active learning workshops, interprofessional collaborations and community partnerships.

   Membership:

   The Chairperson or co-chairs are selected by the committee and approved by the Board of Directors. Other members who have an interest in cultural and racial competence/humility, diversity, equity and inclusion and belonging can self-select to join the committee.

   Functions:

   1. Develop The Culture, Race, Equity,  Inclusion, Diversity, and Enhancing Belonging Committee (CREIDE) initiatives for ACHNE and recommend to the Board of Directors
   2. Sponsor CREIDE themed oral or poster presentations at the ACHNE Annual Institute
   3. Develop/review and recommend resources and competencies for teaching about health disparities and CREIDE initiatives in community/public health nursing practice.
   4. Reviews the healthcare data, health policies, resources and makes evidence-based recommendations to promote health equity for underserved populations
   5. Facilitates the ACHNE continuing efforts to encourage a culture of equity in health care through education, advocacy, engagement, and empowerment of Nurse Educators, Health Care Organizations, and Public Health Providers.

    

    Annual Schedule of Activities:

   1. January: Collaborate with the planning committee.
   2. Review submitted abstracts.
   3. Prepare the Year End CREIDE Committee Activities Report.

    

   1. March:
   2. Review healthcare data, health policies, resources and make evidence-based recommendations to promote health equity
   3. Prepare any updated resources for CREIDE to present as a plenary at the Annual Conference.

                          

   1. June: Annual Meeting
   2. CREIDE Committee meets at Annual Meeting.
   3. Report of activities presented to the Board of Directors.

    

   1. September: Work with the Annual Institute Planning Committee.
   2. Develop a plenary presentation at the Annual Institute.

    

   1. November/December: Submit midyear report for midyear meeting.
   2. Attend the midyear meeting of ACHNE.
   3. Sponsor CREIDE presentations at the ACHNE Annual Institute

   Meeting Schedule:

   Meetings should occur quarterly, ensuring that at least one meeting occurs prior to the call for abstracts for ACHNE’s annual conference and at the annual conference. Conference call/email contact as deemed necessary by Chair.

    

   Documentation requirements

   1. Committee reports for midyear and Annual meetings
   2. Newsletter articles and research workshop announcements for publicity
   3. Update Operations Manual section on request from Board of Directors

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1. Reviewing the monthly budgets and investments accounts and planning and overseeing the yearly budget.
   
   
2. The FC supports the different committees to have their request for financial resources met to fulfill their goals.
   
   
3. The FC will support the membership committee for membership developing and mentoring to provide them with the needed financial resources.
   
   
4. The FC will support the membership committee for membership developing and mentoring to provide them with the needed financial resources.
   
   
5. FC proposes a membership scholarship for one or two non-academic PHN(s).

1. Explore social media (Twitter, Facebook) within the planned organizational web page as a means of communicating information about ACHNE leadership opportunities.
   
   
2. Develop a consistent repository for documents (checklists, letter templates, minutes, previous reports) used by the committee including development of a guide for the chairperson.
   
   
3. Improve process and accountability for obtaining candidate information and contacting candidates after election.
   
   
4. To implement an on-line process for accepting leadership nominations.
   
   
5. Explore use of forums within other national nursing organizations (AACN, STTI, NLN) to promote involvement and engagement.

1. Operationalize the timeline for the program committee to be placed in the operations manual to guide the program committee.
   
   
2. Use the Program Committee timeline in the Operations Manual- task assignments, to complete work and to address and determine the role of ACHNE management in providing needed resources and requests for support.
   
   
3. Plan and execute quality AI’s based on yearly AI evaluation surveys and continue to plan joint conferences with related organizations, such as APHN.
   
   
4. Provide an evaluation survey at AI registration desk to ask attendees who would like to be matched with another member for mentoring re: to ACHNE involvement online and at AI.
   
   
5. Create strategies to increase numbers of students joining ACHNE and registering at conferences by 50%.
   
   
6. Identify nursing schools near the location of each Annual Institute. Send special invitations to students to attend the AI.Offer students a reduced registration fee with discounts for four or more students attending from the same school.
   
   
7. Collaborate with external nursing agencies-such as AONE, to design and implement mentoring and leadership programs with presentations at each AI.
   
   
8. Collaborate with other PH partners, such government, school health nurses and the global nursing community as examples, for the development of the AI conference in 2017.

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