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ANA-NY Health Equity Task Force

For the past one and a half years, the seven members of the ANA-NY Health Equity Task Force have worked to plan and offer programs that supported recommendations from the ANA Commission to Address Racism in Nursing for ANA-NY members.…

From the Desk of the Executive Director | ANA-NY | Dec. 2025

2025 Progress toward ANA-NY Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives  Jeanine Santelli, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, Faith Community Nurse Advocate for the public and nursing profession in NYS Increase visibility of ANA-NY and promote its role as the voice of NYS…

H.R. 1 FAQs

I don’t receive Medicare or Medicaid benefits, so it doesn’t affect me, right? Wrong! You might not receive these payments, but your local hospital, community health center, and health care practitioners do, particularly in rural and other underserved areas. Once…

Legislative Update | ANA-NY | Dec. 2025

Amy Kellogg, Caiti Anderson Tuesday, November 4 was Election Day in New York. This year featured municipal elections throughout the State, with mayoral elections in Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, and New York City. The most watched election was the New York…

Meet Your 2026 ANA-NY Board of Directors

President  Connie Perkins, PhD, RN, CNE  St. Bonaventure, NY     Vice-President  Giselle Gerardi, PhD, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM  Commack, NY   Treasurer   Elisa Mancuso, MS, FNS, RNC-NIC, AE-C  Islip Terrace, NY   Secretary   Kimberly Velez, MSN, RN  Brooklyn,…

Nurses Deal in Advocacy

The American Nurses Association-New York Political Action Committee (ANA-NY PAC) was established to raise funds to support state legislators and candidates seeking elected office who champion the nursing profession.  Registered nurses (RNs) around the state lead daily, from working on…

President’s Message | ANA-NY | Dec. 2025

Connie J. Perkins, PhD, RN, CNE Every June the American Nurses Association hosts a Membership Assembly in Washington, DC. This brings together ANA’s constituent member organizations (C/SNAs) (i.e. ANA-NY), Individual Member Division (IMD), affiliated organizations, and members of the ANA…