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Governmental Affairs

To access the governmental affairs of AAOHN you will need to visit the following Website: http://www.aaohn.org

To access the North Carolina Legislative Link: www.legislature.state.nc.us

NCAOHN STRATEGIC PLAN 2011-2015

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IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2011-2012

Implement a dynamic organizational and financial structure that enhances the ability of the Chapter to move the profession forward.

a. Review and update bylaws and policy and procedures manual.

(1) Maintain affiliation agreement with AAOHN and other pertinent

organizations. (Board of Directors)

(2) Renew affiliate agreement with NCNA annually. (Board of Directors)

(3) Explore partnerships with other occupational health organizations to

enhance membership. (Board of Directors)

b. Develop a strategic plan to reflect the needs of NCAOHN and its members.

(1) Develop an annual Implementation Plan. (Board of Directors)

(2) Provide chapter leadership with a developmental initiative during summer

Board meeting annually. (Education and Professional Standards, Board of

Directors)

c. Prepare an annual budget.

(1) Continue to monitor investment strategy for short-term and long-term

investments. (Finance Committee)

d. Maintain paid staff for educational program planning.

(1) Continue position of Education Director. (Board of Directors)

Enhance communication networks.

a. Enhance internal communications to provide members with up-dates on

practice and governmental affairs issues.

(1) Maintain, market and evaluate NCAOHN website. (Webmaster,

Communications)

(2) Continue use of on-line distribution of the newsletter.

(Webmaster, Communications)

(3) Local Chapters maintain responsibility for member database and encourage

members to maintain information current in AAOHN data base. (Local

Presidents, Local Membership Chair)

(4) Explore potential use of on-line resources for enhanced communication and

surveys, such as blogs, Twitter, or Survey Monkey. (Education and

Professional Standards, Communications). Implement education survey in

2011 using Survey Monkey.

b. Enhance external communications to market the value and contributions of

occupational and environmental health nurses.

(1) Expand partnerships with various business/health care/community

organizations. (Board of Directors)

(a) NC State Safety Council (Education and Professional Standards).

(b) New companies and companies whose OHN is not a NCAOHN member. (State and Local Membership Development and Support)

(c) Monitor and evaluate these contacts. (Membership Development and Support) (2) Exhibit and provide presentations at more conferences using NCAOHN Exhibit and brochure. (State and Local Membership, Board of Directors)

(a) Statewide Safety Conference

(3) Market Occupational Health Nursing to colleges, and high schools via local

chapters. (Local Chapters’ Education and Professional Standards)

(4) Recruit for and maintain a web-based Speakers Bureau roster for education,

public relations, and marketing opportunities for OH Nursing. (Education and

Professional Standards, Membership Development and Support, Webmaster)

c. Correlate all activity of NCAOHN to member needs and report to

the membership at each business meeting. (President; Committee Chairs)

3. Maintain membership.

a. Provide developmental opportunities for members to become leaders in the

Association.

(1) Maintain informal mentoring within the Chapters.

(Membership Development and Support, Webmaster)

(2) Develop and implement a formal Leadership Development Program.

(a)Utilize information and training from AAOHN for leadership. (President of State and Local Chapters)

b. Maintain membership retention rate =/> 90%.

(1) Develop customer service interventions based on needs assessment and

member satisfaction survey. (Board of Directors, Education and

Professional Standards, Membership Development and Support,

Scholarship)

c. Promote benefits of membership to targeted groups of nurses.

(1) Identify OHN’s in state who are not members of NCAOHN. (NCAOHN, Membership Development and Support)

(2) Market benefits of membership to these nurses. (Membership)

d. Recognize members for excellence in occupational and environmental health.

(1) Nominate members for state and national awards (Awards)

(2) Nominate candidates from NCAOHN for AAOHN Fellowship in 2011 for

2012recognition. (Awards

4. Implement strategies to prepare members for practice in the evolving health

care and business/industry systems.

a. Continue opportunities and financial assistance for professional educational

development.

(1) Plan two state conferences each year based on results from the needs and

satisfaction surveys as well as evaluation comments. Plan the nurses section

in the NC State Safety Conference each year. (Education and Professional

Standards, Scholarship, Board of Directors)

(2) Design pertinent topics that improve OHN practice and professional development, and impact the health and safety of our clients as well as the bottom line of our employers. (Education and Professional Standards)

(3) Promote the state conference locations and dates at least six months in advance. (Education and Professional Standards)

(4) Post the State conference brochures and registration on the NCAOHN

Website. (Education and Professional Standards, Webmaster)

(5) Encourage local chapters to post their meetings, speakers, and CE topics on the NCAOHN Website. (Local Education and Professional Standards, Webmaster)

Expand the knowledge base in occupational and environmental health

nursing.

a. Encourage members to share best practices in occupational and environmental

health nursing issues.

(1) Continue to provide and publicize research grants and scholarships.

(Research, Scholarship, Awards)

(2) Promote results. (Research, Awards)

(3) Recognize poster exhibitions at the business meetings. (Research, Awards,

President)

(4) Encourage members to contribute best practices for newsletter articles.

(Communications)

a. Explore opportunities to link students with occupational sites for research.

(Research)

b. Encourage advanced certification through educational opportunities.

(1) Provide brochures and web resources. (Education and Professional Standards, Board)

(2) Recognize newly certified members at meetings. (Awards)

Influence legislation, regulations, and policies that affect the practice of

occupational and environmental health and safety.

a. Identify and monitor legislative and regulatory priorities.

(1) Monitor and influence issues from the NC Industrial Commission.

(Governmental Affairs)

(2) Monitor and influence rules and regulations by the NC state Board of

Nursing. (Governmental Affairs, President, Webmaster)

(3) Monitor and influence actions by other State or Federal agencies or

departments that may impact Occupational Health practice. (Governmental

Affairs, President, Webmaster)

(4) Participate in the AAOHN State Legislative Coordinator Program and

governmental affairs educational initiatives. (Governmental Affairs)

b. Disseminate to membership critical legislative, regulatory and policy issues

requiring action by the Association.

(1) Communicate critical legislative/regulatory issues to the members through

the Governmental Affairs Committee, newsletter, website, electronic mail

and other vehicles. (Governmental Affairs, Communications, Webmaster)

c. Foster member involvement in legislative and regulatory issues.

(1) Disseminate to membership the website access for all legislative

information, including directories, for use in lobbying Legislators on issues

critical to OHN Practice. (Governmental Affairs, Webmaster)

(2) Prepare strategy for member involvement in legislative opportunities as

needed. (Governmental Affairs, Board of Directors)

Seek to provide community outreach and service.

a. Identify and support a not-for-profit or community organization. (State BOD and Local Chapters)

(1) Report activities annually. (President, Board of Directors)

NCAOHN Bylaws: Revised 2010

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