The Michigan Action Coalition is well underway towards building support and momentum in the state for the recommendations in the Institute of Medicine Report.

The Coalition has organized a work chart around overlapping recommendations, and implemented an awareness campaign in conjunction with Nurses Week in May.  The goal of the awareness campaign is to reach nurses across the state through a series of events and videos and build excitement around their efforts in leadership, nursing education, nursing practice and workforce data.

A number of partners have already signed on to make the recommendations a reality in Michigan including: Michigan Nursing Education Council, Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, Department of Community Health, Midland Area Community Foundation and University of Michigan, Office of Public Health Practice.

The Michigan Action Coalition believes that the recommendations in the Institute of Medicine report provide the framework needed to rally key and diverse stakeholders throughout the state to work together to realize nursing’s contribution to the health of their communities.