This collection houses the presentations of participants in the Virtual Mini Academy: Global Advocacy and may contain other educational materials related to this academy.
The Sigma Virtual Mini Academy: Global Advocacy—Unlocking the Power of the Nurse Advocate at the United Nations provides an opportunity for nurse advocates to advance their role in global healthcare. Nurses have the power to be excellent advocates and are the key to the successful completion of global efforts to improve health equity and healthcare.
The presentations contained in this collection reflect the outcomes and acquired skills of the scholars' projects undertaken as part of the academy.
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Submissions from 2025
Nursing the Future: Advocating for Equitable and Ethical Use of Robots in Nursing Practice, Aminat A. Adeyemo, Nancy S. Ferrell Jones, and Hon Lon Tam
An Action Plan for Global Advocacy: First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation As A Pillar In Disaster Health Preparedness, Nurul'Ain Ahayalimudin
Global Advocacy for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, Modupe F. Akintomide and Amy Reid
Nurse-Led Advocacy for HIV and Hepatitis C: A Socioecological Approach Across Israel and the Philippines, Wedad M. Ashkar and James Montegrico
IEN Ready Toolkit A Global Health Advocacy Action Plan for Ethical Nurse Migration, Paul S. Biluan
Time to Act for Antenatal Mental Health, Paolo Colet
Addressing the Global Nurse Migration Crisis: Strategies for a Resilient and Equitable Healthcare Workforce, Maurice Joy Gonzales Cudal
Advocating for Sexual Violence Prevention through Education and Policy in Nepal, Samiksha Dhakal
Advancing Advocacy Competencies in DNP Education: Bridging the Gap Between Evidence and Policy, Carrie D. Hintz
Equity in Every Beat: Advancing Women’s Heart Health through Early Identification, Education, and Partnerships, Cristy Ellen Jomoc and Patricia Etheridge
How can we reduce Mental health disparities in rural areas?, Brenda Kinyumu
The role of the global nursing workforce in health system resilience during disasters, Katherine Kruger
Positioning Nurses in the United States for Effective Patient Advocacy by Promoting Understanding of Health Insurances Leading to Policy and Practice Change, Jose Abel Larrosa
iSpeakHealth – Health as a Second Language Advocacy Plan, Emilie A. Maxie
Global Goals, Local Impact: Advancing Nursing Education through SDG Integration, Elise H. Peterson and Melissa Robertson
Closing the gap: A global advocacy campaign to promote HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in pregnancy, Marin Strong
Beyond Fertility, Stacey L. Tibaaga and Dionne Henry
The Global Crisis of Opiate Exposure in Youth, Sterling A. Wilmer
Events from 2024
Sustaining nurses to sustain communities: Nurse retention with a global perspective, Marissa Bartmess, Harmen Hummel, Maria Barros, and Panagiota Tsikala
Climate challenge for Sigma Chapters, Kathy Burlingame, Michelle DePhillips, Michelle Gilbert, Kelly Kuhns, and Daria Waszak
Empowering nurses as change agents for climate action: A global advocacy action plan, Ongelique Conflenti
Advocate to support training of healthcare workers who work with refugees on utilizing culturally congruent care when assessing for grief, Vinisha Flavia Dsouza, Kimberley A. Crawford, and Brian D. Pervis
Ensuring nurses' protagonism within the healthcare systems in developing countries, Daisy S. Garcia
Maximizing the impact: The vital role of medical surplus recovery organizations, Sarah Meffert, Chanelle Pearson, Sharrissa Beckford, Chioma Ezeji, and Amy Simons
Human trafficking prevention among migrants in transit, Jaime Panton and Higinio Fernadez-Sanchez
Empowering women: Education and support for overcoming the sexual and mental health consequences of female genital mutilation, Neelam Punjani and Susan Brackbill
Open Doors: Improving access to medical care for underserved and/or unhoused asylum seekers, Amy Staley and Victoria Averill
Advancing nursing civility globally: Preparing undergraduate nursing students for professional practice, Kasey L. Trill, Harmen Hummel, Maritess Bernardo, Julie Kennedy, and Veronica Boyd
Flowing forward: Impacting health in Tanzania through clean water and sanitation, Krista A. White, Diane K. Daddario, Lisa K. Morris, Blaise B. Nieve, Sandra Rye, and Anna Taber
Reducing indiscriminate recruitment of nurses and midwives from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) by high-income countries (HICs), Caitlin R. Yeager, Lindsay DuBois, Ava-Gail Lindsay, and Ruth Oshikanlu
Events from 2023
Utilization of modular build concept and community-led design of facilities to increase rural healthcare access: Comparative construction projects and evaluation of health disparities in South Africa and Montana, USA, Modjadji M. Choshi and Elizabeth A. Johnson
Opioid crisis in the adolescent population: A global health advocacy action plan- “Leave no one behind”, Kateryna Metersky and Debbilynn Murray
Nursing workforce development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A global advocacy action plan, Brittany Wall, Grace Kistner, Vicki Brzoza, Talia Coveleski, Beth Harkness, Rubi Hickson, Kristen Priddy, and Kerry Keyes Young
Events from 2022
Mental health and resilience for the healthcare professional: A global health advocacy plan, Mechelle J. Plasse and Aimée Horcasitas
