On May 1, 2017, the American Nurses Association (ANA) launched the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Grand Challenge (HNHN), an ongoing national movement designed to transform the health of the nation by improving the health of the nation’s 4 million registered nurses. As one of the most trusted professions, nurses have enormous potential to lead health care change as role models, advocates, and educators.
Nurses support patients to live life to the fullest, and they deserve the same privilege. ANA believes that nurse wellbeing must be safeguarded, and that ill-health should not be an inevitable by-product of dedicated nursing practice. A healthy nurse lives life to the fullest capacity, across the wellness/illness continuum, as they become stronger role models, advocates, and educators; personally, for their families, their communities and work environments, and ultimately for their patients.
