95: Nursing is Political
42 min
This Episode Won A 2023 "Bronze" Digital Health Awards®
How Political Determinants Shape Health Outcomes
It's broadly accepted that only 20% of health outcomes are determined by medical care. The other 80% are determined by the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, learn, work and age; circumstances shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels — what is better understood as the political determinants of health — voting, government, and policy. And the more people who vote in your community, the healthier your community is.
Why Nurses and Midwives Are Entering the Political Arena
As nurses and midwives witness health access and outcomes increasingly being determined by ballot measures or wrapped in policy decisions, they are turning their next steps of advocacy and activism into running for elected public office.
Building Civic Engagement and Leadership in Nursing
In this episode, we explore with Kimberly Gordon, DNP, CRNA, co-founder of the nonpartisan non-profit Healing Politics, why nurses and midwives need to get politically engaged, run for elected office up and down the ballot, what campaign training sounds like, and how to build a culture of civic engagement within the nursing professions.
About See You Now Podcast
SEE YOU NOW is a podcast that shines a light on the real people changing the status quo in health: from nurses working in labor and delivery, with infectious diseases, and in hospice; to nurse allies in politics, business and tech. Created in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and the American Nurses Association.
For more information on the podcast bundles, visit ANA's Innovation Website at https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/innovation/education.
Have questions or feedback for the SEE YOU NOW team? Future episode ideas? Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com.
Resources
- Healing Politics Campaign School for Nurses and Midwives
- Duke University launches course to train nurses in politics
- What are political determinants of health?
- The civic health movement, creating a healthier democracy
- A Healthier Democracy
- Vot-ER Civic Health Month
- American Nurse: The nursing profession’s potential impact on policy and politics
- How and why nurses became involved in politics or political action, and the outcomes or impacts of this involvement
- Nurses have a powerful voice. We help them use it.
- Another question for patients: Are you registered to vote?
- SEE YOU NOW episode 47: A Vote for Moms’ Health
