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STRATEGIC GOAL I:  Promote excellence in NP practice, education & research

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Objectives:

  1.      Strengthen outreach and marketing

  2.      Include evidence based NP outcomes in promoting NP excellence

  3.      Expand AANP Specialty Interest Forums

  4.      Pro-actively participate in educational and curriculum strategizing to improve 
     NP practice and expand CE Activities 

  5.      Foster research activities relevant to NP's, their practice and evidence based 
     outcomes

  6.      Recognize excellence through awards

  7.      Utilize current technologies to promote excellence

  8.      Expand CE activities

  9.      Build "tool kits" for therapeutic areas

10.     Support the Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
     (FAANP) Program.

11.   Expand development of position statements, discussion papers, white papers

12.     Increase membership in next 5 years by 25-35%

13.    Enhance and grow AANP conference(s)   

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STRATEGIC GOAL II:  Shape the future of healthcare through advancing 
                                   health policy                                 

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Objectives:

  1.     Promote health policy, legislation and regulation to benefit NPs and their
    patients

  2.     Advocate for licensed independent primary care provider status for NPs

  3.     Provide forums for interstate communication based on shared problems
    (ie, insurance, supervision practice regulations)

  4.     Build statutory/regulatory database

  5.     Advocate for full participation of NPs in interdisciplinary healthcare delivery

  6.     Continue to increase NP representation in health policy decision-making

  7.     Advocate for NP model of delivery of healthcare services

  8.     Expand the Health Policy Internship

  9.     Continue regional leadership meetings

10.    Enhance Health Policy Fellowship meetings

11.    Support the PAC

12.    Support BOD & State Representatives 

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STRATEGIC GOAL III:  Build a positive image of the NP as a leader in the
                                    national & global healthcare community

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Objectives:

  1.     Develop new partnerships, coalitions and alliances

  2.     Enhance existing partnerships, coalitions and alliances

  3.     Expand global presence

  4.     Increase NP role recognition

  5.     Optimize information technology in achieving strategic goals

  6.     Engage & vest members in the enhancement & visibility of the organization

  7.     Enhance communications between AANP & AANP Certification Program,
     AANP Foundation & NPCPC

  8.   Improve communications within The NP communicty 

  9.     Provide NP career development services

10.    Increase resource capabilities for healthcare community and consumers

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