Penn Nursing Well Represented in New Sigma Book Promoting Health Equity and Well-Being
The crucible of the global pandemic, racial injustice, and a crippling nursing shortage has sparked increasing calls for nursing to address its own problems, ranging from inequity to structural racism. Answering this call is a new book from Sigma, Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing. Penn Nursing faculty, alumni, and students are among the seventy national and international nursing leaders to tackle the most pressing issues confronting the profession.
April 20, 2023
Faculty & Alumni
- Antonia Villarruel, PhD, GNu’82, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing
- Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, Tyson Family Endowed Term Chair for Gerontological Research
- Adriana Perez, PhD, GR’23, Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology
- Marion Leary, MSN, GNu’13, GR’14, GR’23, Director of Innovation
- Paule Joseph, PhD, GR’15
- Melina Lopez, RN, Nu’22
- Donna Mazyck, MSN, Nu’78
- Adrianna Nava, PhD, GNu’12
- Pamela Cipriano, PhD, HUP’76
Current Penn Nursing Students
- Doctoral Student Ravenne Aponte, GR’25
- Undergraduate Student Johnathan Zhu, Nu’24
This new book spotlights ten critical themes through data, essays, discussion points, and action items, equipping readers to move beyond conversation to action. Themes include: health equity; education reform; diversity and mentorship; care delivery (quality, safety, access); multi-sector collaboration; preparing for disasters and public health emergencies; innovation and entrepreneurship; nurse well-being (compassion for self and others); global stewardship; and nursing’s voice in leading change.
