O
n the job and in our communities, nurses have always
stood up for a more just and healthy society. We know that
racial and gender injustice, outrageously priced health
care, a polluted environment, economic injustice, and other societal
ills are preventable—not just forces that our patients and colleagues
must endure until they get sick or hurt. Because fighting for both
equity in our health care system and the social determinants of
health are such a critical part of being a nurse, National Nurses
United is proud to announce the launch of a brand new division: the
Division of Social Justice and Equity.
This new division is dedicated to growing nurses' collective
power to transform the systems, institutions, policies, and practices
that perpetuate inequity and injustice. And the 2021 division launch
O C T O B E R | N O V E M B E R | D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 1 W W W . N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G N A T I O N A L N U R S E 19
DOING
JUSTICE
National Nurses
United launches new
Division of Social
Justice and Equity
By Kari Jones
