Walden University and the National League for Nursing Create the Institute for Social Determinants of Health and Social Change
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MINNEAPOLIS, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Walden University and the National League for Nursing (NLN) are excited to launch the Institute for Social Determinants of Health and Social Change, which will be housed in the NLN Center for Transformational Leadership. The collaboration between the NLN, the nation s first professional association for nurses and nurse educators, with Walden, a leading university dedicated to effecting positive social change, reflects contemporary thinking about the role nursing education must play in achieving health equity for people across race, gender, age, and socio-economic status.
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