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MA Action Coalition (MAAC)
The Massachusetts Action Coalition has been selected as an Action Coalition by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, coordinated through the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to ensure all Americans have access to high-quality care, with nurses contributing to the full extent of their capabilities. >> Press release
Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action 
Massachusetts State Action Coalition page
Massachusetts Action Coalition News
BOSTON – Tuesday, August 21, 2012 – Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray today announced Massachusetts has received a $300,000 national grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help current and future nurses seeking to advance their academic preparation within the nursing profession. This funding will enhance the Patrick-Murray Administration’s overall plan to support jobs, education and workforce development and helps to address the growing demands and challenges of the health care environment currently facing the country. >> Read more
For background information regarding the Institute of Medicine’s "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health." the MA Action Coalition, and details of the APIN grant, please see this PowerPoint presentation.
Other Resources -- Summaries of the IOM Report:
Future of Nursing 2010: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Future of Nursing 2010: Leading Change, Advancing Health - Report Recommendations
Nursing Education 2010: Focus on Education
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, Urges Focus on Nurse Education Progression
Health care organizations, educational institutions and others are looking intently at the case for advancing nursing education as outlined in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. “The Nurse Education Imperative,” a guest editorial by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey in the March 2012 issue of Nursing Outlook, outlines the growing need for nurses educated at the Bachelor of Science in Nursing level and beyond and describes the benefits to health care organizations of supporting education progression. >> Read the editorial
To read the IOM report and learn more about efforts to implement its recommendations, visit www.thefutureofnursing.org