Indiana Action Coalition co-leads, the Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition (INWDC) and the Indiana Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), are collaborative statewide partnerships with a history of working collaboratively to collect and analyze nursing supply data and on issues related to the diversity of the health care workforce, the adequate supply and distribution of health care workers and the quality educational preparation of the health care workforce.  

The groups already have established partnerships with the Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives, the Indiana State Board of Nursing, the Indiana State Nurses Association, the Indiana Department of Health, the Indiana Council of Deans and Directors, the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Indiana Hospital Association and the Indiana State Medical Association, which will be engaged to implement the IOM report recommendations.

In the near-term, the Action Coalition will seek to involve nurses in collaborative improvement, expand the number of nurses with doctorates, enhance life-long learning and strengthen the infrastructure for workforce data. Longer term objectives include ensuring that nurses can practice to the full extent of their education and training, increasing the proportion of BSN-prepared nurses and promoting nurse leadership.