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The Colorado Student Nurses Association - www.coloradostudentnurses.org 

The CSNA mission is to foster communication between Colorado nursing schools and the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA); organize, represent and mentor Colorado students preparing for initial licensure as a registered nurse, as well as those enrolled in baccalaureate completion programs; convey the standards and ethics of the nursing profession; promote development of the skills that students will need as responsible and accountable members of the nursing profession; advocate for high quality health care; advocate for and contribute to advances in nursing education; and develop nursing students who are prepared to lead the profession in the future.

Colorado Health Institute (CHI) knows how important data are to helping you make informed decisions about health and health care in Colorado. And we know how hard it can be to easily and quickly find what you need.

For these reasons, CHI is proud to launch a new data section on our Web site www.coloradohealthinstitute.org. This section gives quick access to national and state databases containing health-related information on Colorado and its counties. We continually update our data sources as we learn and gather information about them.

On-Line Data Links – Access to online data sources that allow you to customize Colorado statewide and county-level data. To date, we have identified more than 30 Web sites with information on topics such as healthcare quality, teen pregnancy, injury-related mortality, Medicare, and children’s and women’s health. Submit your query and get tables, graphs or maps, or search the databases for statistics on these and other topics about health or related issues, such as population and other demographic information. 

Database Inventory – Profiles of other national and state health databases whose data can be accessed by request. Our profiles (30+ and growing) describe each database’s purpose, the geographic level of the data collected (state, county, zip code, etc.) and date of the most recent data available. We also provide links to the latest published reports and contact information to request raw data or an analysis.

Geographic Inventory – Maps of the various regions public and private organizations use to collect data and target their work. More than 20 maps illustrate the diversity among agencies and even within individual agencies. For instance, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing uses 12 regions for its Child Health Plan Plus program but 20 regions for Medicaid information. In contrast, the Colorado Health and Hospital Association uses only five regions. All maps show the identified regions and their purposes, and may be printed or downloaded for presentations and reports.  Finally, use our new advanced search feature to search our Web site by topic, or access our data and other information by county, gender, race or ethnic group and/or year.  CHI is committed to being a gateway to the data sources you need. Please let us know what we can do to make these resources even more useful.  

For a list of Specialty Nursing Association Contacts, please Click Here

American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association is a full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.6 million Registered Nurses through its 54 constituent state associations and 13 organizational affiliate members. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public. www.nursingworld.org

Arthur Davis Publishing - The Colorado Nurse Publisher of The Colorado Nurse quarterly newspaper.  Please note that if you are interested in advertising in this publication, please contact Mark Miller at mark@aldpub.com.   Click www.nursingald.com/NewsLetter.aspx to read The Colorado Nurse.

www.discovernursing.com
A great Johnson & Johnson sponsored site where you can get scholarship information, FREE nursing materials, read career testimonials, find a nursing program in your area, and more! 

www.9healthfair.org
Promotes health awareness and encourages individuals to assume responsibility for their own health.  Nurses and community members are encouraged to volunteer for local health fairs.  Endorsed by the Colorado Nurses Association.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research provides evidence-based information on healthcare outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. Information from AHRQ’s research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.

Bureau of Health Professionals
BHP provides national leadership in assuring a health professions workforce that meets the health care needs of the public. BHPr works to increase health workforce diversity, improve health workforce distribution and insure health workforce quality. http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov

Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

Census Bureau.  Our Mission - To be the preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. Our Goal - To provide the best mix of timeliness, relevancy, quality, and cost for the data we collect and services we provide.

Kaiser Family Foundation
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation.

International Association of Forensic Nurses  - www.iafn.org.

Colorado Nursing Center for Excellence - works on many levels to address nursing education, recruitment and retention in Colorado.  For general nursing career information, see:Pathways to a Nursing Career: A Consumer Guide to Nursing education in Colorado or Colorado Schools & Programs.  
www.coloradonursingcenter.org

Colorado State Board of Nursing
This is the Quick Internet Guide for the Colorado State Board of Nursing. View and print applications, practice acts, rules and reulations, complaint forms. Verify licensure, change your address, and more. www.dora.state.co.us/nursing

Check the Colorado Area Health Education Center (AHEC) site at www.uchsc.edu/ahec for links to each area event.  

Regional Nightingale Awards The Nightingale Awards event was founded in 1985 to honor nurses who best exemplify the philosophy and practice of Florence Nightingale, a 19th century nursing pioneer who epitomized the art of helping people toward their optimal health.  Registered nurses throughout the state are nominated in the fall of each year by solicitation by the Colorado Area Health Education System (AHEC) and the Colorado Springs Nightingale Committee.  Each region hosts a local event for nominees in their area.

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AORN Library Resources
The Association of Perioperative Room Nurses (AORN) would like to extend an invitation to all Colorado nurses to use the AORN library resources.  The library is located in Denver at 2170 South Parker Road, 4^th Floor or visit the website at www.aorn.org/library.  CNA members receive the AORN member rate for all fee-based services.  Many of the services are free of charge. 

Please call 303-755-6304 
for more information.