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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
AANP's Diversity Commitment Statement
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is a professional organization of nurse practitioners (NPs) composed of a diverse group of individuals, including those from different specialties, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, religious backgrounds, genders, gender identities and sexual orientations.
AANP will harness the power of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to strengthen our collective professional and clinical excellence. AANP will empower all NPs to advance high-quality, equitable health care — while addressing health disparities — through practice, education, advocacy, research and leadership (P.E.A.R.L). AANP leadership is committed to fostering an inclusive environment, which will enable recruitment and retention of a diverse membership that reflects the communities served. AANP will maintain an infrastructure to support DEI efforts and initiatives and use technology, training and collaboration to promote DEI awareness and activities throughout the organization.
About the AANP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Diversity has been a topic of discussion among AANP leaders for several years. The leaders realized that to provide the best care and advocacy for our patients, NPs must understand, value and represent those visible and hidden differences that make our patients unique. It was determined the entire organization should reflect the diverse populations we serve as NPs and demonstrate its commitment to diversity.
In 2015, a diverse group of NPs came together in the AANP leadership program and decided to make diversity the focus of their project, which was presented to the AANP Board of Directors the following year. The group made recommendations to develop an infrastructure that would sustain DEI throughout all domains of the organization (NP practice, education, advocacy, research and leadership). This presentation catalyzed the development of the DEI Committee, which was assembled in Spring 2017 and chartered by Summer 2018.
DEI News and Resources
Please reference these helpful links and resources to see what the DEI Committee is currently reading and expand your understanding of DEI.
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Practice Resources
- DEI Webinar Series: Past, Present and Future (Archived AANP webinars).
- Commitment to Addressing Health Care Disparities During COVID-19 (AANP Position Paper).
- A Framework for Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus (The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine).
- Cultural and Linguistic Competence (Archived NP SAN video).
- Culturally Sensitive Care to LGBT+ Patients (Archived NP SAN video).
- Women and Heart Disease: An Evidence-based Update (Archived NP SAN video).
- International NP Resources.
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Advocacy Resources
Coming soon!
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Research Resources
- “It makes such a difference:” An examination of how LGBTQ youth talk about personal gender pronouns (JAANP article).
- How Effective Is Cultural Competence Training of Health Care Providers on Improving Patient Satisfaction of Minority Groups? A Systematic Review of Literature (Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing article).
- Addressing health care disparities and increasing workforce diversity: the next step for the dental, medical and public health professions (American Journal of Public Health article).
- “It makes such a difference:” An examination of how LGBTQ youth talk about personal gender pronouns (JAANP article).
- Leadership Resources
We Want to Hear From You!
Have you experienced a diversity success story in your workplace or patient population that you'd like to share? Have you come across an article, video or other resources from which you think the rest of the AANP community can benefit? How about feedback for the DEI Committee? Fill out this form to let us know.