Florida - 2018 FNA Book of Reports

2018 Florida Nurses Association
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
All FNA members are eligible to join Special Interest Groups which regularly meet by
conference call and plan activities based on their interests.
Health Policy Special Interest Group (HP-SIG)
Karen Perez
The Health Policy Special Interest Group is the largest SIG within FNA. They
usually meet monthly via videoconference or conference call. We took a brief
hiatus this year to reorganize and at the time of this report, we have held a
planning meeting to plot out our pre-election activities.
The activities planned include
• Posting videos on how to communicate with legislators.
• Holding a Barbara Lumpkin Institute Symposium BOOT CAMP on September
22 with educational sessions and hands-on experience with grassroots
lobbying. There will also be visits from legislators and other elected officials
(invited).
• Re-establishing monthly SIG meetings on the second Tuesday of each month.
• Distributing the FNA Legislative Platform and Talking Points surrounding the
key issues.
• Orienting members to our Legislative Advocacy Platform at http://cqrcengage.
com/fln/?0
• Keeping members informed about the Candidate endorsement and Election
Process.
• Maintaining a social media presence surrounding the election.
FNA has revived the We Care We Vote campaign and have launched a new public voter campaign called
Me plus Three.
We are happy that the HP-SIG is back in action and we look forward to the renewed participation of our
colleagues as we approach this election season and then move into the coming year of advocacy.
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