Hartford Gerontological Nursing Leaders: From Funding Initiative to National Organization

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Janet H Van CleaveHartford Gerontological Nursing Leaders Policy and Leadership Committee

Abstract

In 2000, the John A. Hartford Foundation established the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program initiative, acknowledging nursing's key role in the care of the growing population of older adults. This program has supported 249 nurse scientists with pre- and postdoctoral awards. As a result of the program's success, several Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program awardees formed an alumni organization to continue to advance the quality care of older adults. This group of Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program awardees joined others receiving support from the John A. Hartford Foundation nursing initiatives to grow a formal organization, the Hartford Gerontological Nursing Leaders (HGNL). The purpose of this article is to present the development, accomplishments, and challenges of the HGNL, informing other professional nursing organizations that are experiencing similar accomplishments and challenges. This article also demonstrates the power of a funding initiative to grow an organization dedicated to impact gerontological health and health care through research, practice, education, and policy.

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Jan 4, 2019·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Anna ChangChristine S Ritchie

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