Encouraging the FDA to include added sugars in list of ingredients on food labels
Sponsored by: Environmental Working Group
02/23/12
Click here to read the letter sent to the FDA Commissioner
Support for funding HIV/STD Prevention Education at the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
Sponsored by: Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
01/23/12
Click here to read the letter sent to President Obama
Comments to the Proposed Changes to Agricultural and Nonagricultural Child Labor Regulations
Sponsored by: Young Worker Health and Safety Network
12/01/11
Click here to read the comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor
Support for a legislative proposal to encourage the availability of epinephrine in schools
Sponsored by: NASN
11/16/11
Click here to read the letter sent to Congressman Richard Durbin and Congressman Mark Kirk
Support for the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2600
Sponsored by: NASN
10/26/11
Click here to read the letter sent to Congressman Leonard Lance
Request for meeting to discuss ozone standards and air quality
Sponsored by: Health Care Without Harm
09/15/11
Click here to read the letter sent to President Obama
Support for USDA's school lunch guidelines
Sponsored by: Center for Science in the Public Interest
08/2011
Click here to read the flyer dropped off at Senate offices
Support for draft HR Bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Sponsored by: Futures without Violence and Rep. Gwen Moore’s office (D-WI)
05/25/11
Click here to read the draft legislation
Support for proposed rule on nutrition standards for school meal programs
Sponsored by: National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity and Center for Science in the Public Interest
04/13/11
Click here to read letter sent to Julie Brewer, Chief , Policy and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, Dpt of Agriculture
EPA's Proposed School Siting Guidelines
Support for public review comments and recommendations
Sponsored by: Center for Health, Environment and Justice
02/18/11
Click here to read the final language
Click here to see a list of supporters
Welcome from Nursing Community
Sponsored by: Nursing Community
02/03/11
Click here to read the letter to new members of Congress
Support Let's Move in School initiative
Sponsored by: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
01/28/11
Click here to read the full list of supporters
Support for the Physical Activity Resolution in the Senate
Sponsored by: Diabetes Advocacy Alliance
12/16/10
Click here to read the letter sent to Senator Robert P. Casey
Reauthorize the National Commission on Children and Disasters
Sponsored by: Coalition on Children and Disasters
11/16/10
Click here to read the letter sent to Senate Committee Chairs
Support for S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
Sponsored by: Center for Science in the Public Interest
09/27/10
Click here to read the letter sent to Chairman Miller
Request to preserve money in the PPHA Fund for purpose intended
Sponsored by: Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
09/13/10
Click here to read the letter sent to leaders in the Senate
Opposition to the Senate using the Prevention and Public Health Fund to offset the funding for legislation other than the Affordable Care Act
Sponsored by: Trust for America's Health
08/24/10
Click here to read the letter sent to members of the Senate
Request to First Lady that she be the Honorary Chair of the inaugural National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Sponsored by: Representative Fudge's office
08/05/10
Click here to read the letter to First Lady Michelle Obama
Request to pass a child nutrition bill
Sponsored by: Feeding America
07/26/10
Click here to read the ad that appeared in Roll Call
Support for implementation of Section 3101 - Data Collection, Analysis, and Quality
Sponsored by: National Partnership for Women & Families
07/14/10
Click here to read the letter to senators and representatives on appropriations' committees
Comments on the Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions
Sponsored by: Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
06/18/10
Click here to read the letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Support for Funding EPA FFY11 Healthy Schools Initiatives
Sponsored by: National Association of School Nurses
05/11/10
Click here to read the letter to Senators Diane Feinstein and Lamar Alexander
Support for the Child Nutrition Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Center For Science in the Public Interest
03/19/10
Click here to read the letter to Senator Tom Udall
Support for the Healthy Local Policies (HeLP) for Schools Act
Sponsored by: Center For Science in the Public Interest
03/19/10
Click here to read the letter to Senator Amy Klobuchar
Support for the NEW Schools Act
Sponsored by: Center For Science in the Public Interest
03/19/10
Click here to read the letter to Representative Jared Polis
Support for H.R. 1378, the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act
Sponsored by: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
02/16/10
Click here to read the letter to Chariman Waxman
Support for funding Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Sponsored by: Food Research and Action Center
01/22/10
Click here to read the letter to leaders in Congress
Requests regarding specific health care reform provisions from the nursing community
Sponsored by: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
01/06/10
Click here to read the letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid
Request to retain provision that creates the Public Health Investment Fund in Section 2002 of H.R. 3962
Sponsored by: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
12/29/09
Click here to read the letter to leaders in the Senate
Letter urging the American people to get the H1N1 flu vaccine
Sponsored by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
12/23/09
Click here to read the Open Letter to the American People on the CDC Web site
Request for a meeting with the Secretary to discuss ARRA grants and ESEA reauthorization
Sponsored by: National Alliance of Pupil Services Organizations
12/15/09
Click here to read the letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
Support for the preventive health provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Sponsored by: American Academy of Pediatrics
12/07/09
Click here to read the letter to Harry Reid, Senator and Majority Leader
Support for the School Environment Protection Act of 2009 (SEPA), H.R. 4159
Sponsored by: Beyond Pesticides
12/01/09
Click here to see a list of non-governmental organization supporters on the Beyond Pesticides Web site
Support for health disparities provisions in health reform
Sponsored by: American Psychological Association
10/15/09
Click here to access the House of Representatives letter
Click here to access the Senate letter
Signed on as a Partner with the America's Promise Alliance
09/28/09
Click here to see a list of Partners on the America's Promise Alliance Web site
Support to leave the data collection provisions in health reform legislation
Sponsored by: American Psychological Asociation
09/08/09
Click here to read the letter to President Obama
Support for the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2460)
Sponsored by: National Partnership for Women & Families
08/07/09
Click here to read the letter to members of Congress
Encouragement to policymakers to focus on children in health care reform
Sponsored by: First Focus
08/05/09
Click here to read the letter to members of Congress
Support for a National Diabetes Coordinator
Sponsored by: National Changing Diabetes Program from Novo Nordisk
08/01/09
Click here to read the list of supporters online
A Declaration in Support for the Healthy School Act 2009
and other federal policies that assure compensation for services provided to publicly insured patients
Sponsored by: National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
08/01/09
Click here to read the declaration
Support for appropriations to fund the Emergency Medical Services for Children program in FY2010
Sponsored by: American Academy of Pediatrics
07/14/09
Click here to access the House of Representatives letter
Click here to access the Senate letter
Support for health reform that expands the workforce and enhances education as well as links reimbursement to health outcomes
Sponsored by: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
07/10/09
Click here to read the letter to Congress
Support for a strong public health and prevention component in health reform legislation
Sponsored by: Trust for America's Health
07/07/09
Click here to access the House of Representatives letter
Click here to access the Senate letter
Support for the Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective School Act of 2009 (H.R. 2597)
Sponsored by: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
07/06/09
Click here to access the letter
Support for a Presidential Commission on Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives
Sponsored by: Center For Science in the Public Interest
06/22/09
Click here to access the letter
Support for an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services in the Department of Education
Sponsored by: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
06/09/09
Click here to access the letter
Support for the Supplemental Statement to the Joint Statement on No Child Left Behind
"Empowering Schools and Improving Learning: A Joint Organizational Statement on the Federal Role in Public Schooling"
Sponsored by: Forum on Educational Accountability
06/01/09
Click here to access the Forum's Web site
Support for Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Sponsored by: The Partnership
05/26/09
Click here to access the Partnership's Web site
Support for Medicaid being a central building block of any health reform legislation
Sponsored by: Familes USA
05/04/09
Click here to access the letter
Support for Increased Student Achievement through Increased Student Support Act
Sponsored by: National Association of School Psychologists
04/15/09
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Letter urging the modernizing of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990
Sponsored by: Center For Science in the Public Interest
03/16/09
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Letter recommending that the final version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act retain or include certain health provisions
Sponsored by: Families USA
02/10/09
Click here to access the letter
Letters urging leadership to remember the unique needs of children during efforts regarding national health reform
Sponsored by: First Focus
02/06/09
Click here to access the letter to President Obama
Click here to access the letter to the Senate
Click here to access the letter to the House
Support for the dental wrap-around language in SCHIP's reauthorization
Sponsored by: Children's Dental Health Project
01/30/09
Click here to access the letter
Support for H.R. 2, CHIP Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: First Focus
01/27/09
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Letter urging action to reverse the obesity epidemic
Sponsored by: Center For Science in the Public Interest
01/09/2009
Click here to access the letter
Support for the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Recommendations
Sponsored by: Center For Science in the Public Interest
2009
Click here to access the recommendation document
Letter urging President-Elect Obama and the new Congress to make health care reform a priority
Sponsored by: Families USA
11/19/08
Click here to access the letter to President-Elect Obama
Click here to access the letter to Congress
2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Sponsored by: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10/07/08
Click here to access the Guidelines
The Community Agenda for America's Public Schools
Sponsored by: The Coalition for Community Schools
10/03/08
Click here to access (note: NASN's name will appear on a future printing)
Support for H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Sponsored by: The National Association of School Nurses
07/11/08
Click here to access the letter
Letter urging members of the Committee on Finance to make comprehensive health care reform a priority
Sponsored by: Families USA
06/11/08
Click here to access the letter
Support to keep the Medicaid Regulations together in the moratorium and for an Amendment addressing SCHIP Directive
Sponsored by: Voices for American's Children
06/10/08
Click here to access the letter
Support for Immunization
Sponsored by: Voices for Vaccines
06/02/08
Click here to access the letter
Five Steps Forward for Food Allergy
A document outlining an initiative to address the challenge of food allergy
Sponsored by: The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
May 2008
Click here to access the document
Support for law moratoria on seven Medicaid regulations
Sponsored by: Families USA
05/06/08
Click here to access the letter
Support for H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
Sponsored by the Coalition to Preserve the Medicaid Safety Net
04/07/08
Click here to access the letter
Support for FY09 Appropriations to provide funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program
Sponsored by: American Academy of Pediatrics
02/29/08
Click here to access letters
Reauthorizing the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program
Sponsored by: American Academy of Pediatrics
02/29/08
Click here to access letters
Public Health Initiative on the Risks and Consequences of Prescription Drug Abuse
Sponsored by: The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
January 2008
Click here to access the Open Letter to Parents
Public Health Initiative on the Risks and Consequences of Prescription Drug Abuse
Sponsored by: The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
December 2007
Click here to access the Letter to School Professionals
Including Related Services Personnel in Deduction for Classroom Expenditures
Sponsored by: American Occupational Therapy Association
12/18/07
Click here to access the letter
NASN Opposes Medicaid Regulations
Sponsored by: Families USA
11/27/07
Click here to access the letter
NASN Opposes Medicaid Regulations: Follow-up to Hearing, "The Administrations Regulatory Actions on Medicaid: The Effects on Patients, Doctors, Hospitals and States"
Sponsored by: Association of American Medical Colleges
11/21/07
Click here to access this House of Representatives letter
NASN Opposes Medicaid Regulations: Follow-up to Hearing, "The Administrations Regulatory Actions on Medicaid: The Effects on Patients, Doctors, Hospitals and States"
Sponsored by: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
11/21/07
Click here to access this Senate letter
Funding Increase in FY08 for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor
Sponsored by: Committee for Education Funding
11/05/07
Click here to access the letter
Expanding the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Sponsored by: National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity
10/31/07
Click here to access the letter
Making Nursing Workforce Development a Priority
Sponsored by: American Nurses Association
10/11/07
Click here to access the letter
Establishing a National Commission on Children and Disasters
Sponsored by: Save the Children
08/28/07
Click here to access the House of Representatives letter
Click here to access the Senate letter
Child and Family Representative Needed on FEMA's National Advisory Council
Sponsored by American Academy of Pediatrics
07/16/07
Click here to access the letter
Recommending Influenza Vaccination for School-Aged Children
Sponsored by: Prevent Influenza Now! (National Influenza Vaccine Summit)
06/25/07
Click here to access the transcript
Extending Health Care Coverage for Foster Children in SCHIP's Reauthorization
Sponsored by: Child Welfare League of America
06/22/07
Click here to access the letter
Funding in FY08 for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs
Sponsored by: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
05/30/07
Click here to access the letter
Funding in FY08 for Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program
Sponsored by: American Academy of Pediatrics
05/14/07
Click here to access the letters
Public Health Initiative on the Risks and Consequences of Prescription Drug Abuse (African American Parent Audience)
Sponsored by: The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
05/10/07
Click here to access the Open Letter to Parents
Public Health Initiative on the Risks and Consequences of Prescription Drug Abuse (Hispanic Parent Audience)
Sponsored by: The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
05/10/07
Click here to access the Open Letter to Parents
Tobacco Tax as Source of Revenue for SCHIP
Sponsored by: Families USA
04/27/07
Click here to access the letter
School Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2007 - S. 600
Sponsored by: National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
04/26/07
Click here to access the declaration
Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act - H.R. 821
Sponsored by: National Alliance of Pupil Services Organizations
04/09/07
Click here to access the letter
Wakefield Act - S. 60 (Reauthorize of the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program)
Sponsored by: American Academy of Pediatrics
03/29/07
Click here to access the letter
Public Health Initiative on the Risks and Consequences of Prescription Drug Abuse
Sponsored by: The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
03/26/07
Click here to access the Open Letter to Parents
Healthy Families Act - S. 910
Sponsored by: Work and Family Team/Senate HELP Committee
03/01/07
Click here to access the letter
Funding in FY08 for Public Health Care Programs (Specifically for Nursing Workforce Development Programs at HRSA)
Sponsored by: Nursing Alliance
02/28/07
Click here to access the letter
Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act
Sponsored by: Forum on Educational Accountability
10/21/04 (NASN signed-on in June 2007)
Click here to access the statement