Vision
The Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society will be renowned for its commitment to education and research, thus empowering nurses worldwide to provide optimal care and serve as advocates for children with endocrine disorders.
What are our goals?
- Improve the knowledge of members regarding policy issues affecting children who receive care for endocrine diseases.
- Increase confidence in member’s ability to advocate on health care policy for the betterment of patient outcomes.
- Provide grass roots advocacy resources for nurses and families caring for children with endocrine diseases.
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Federal legislation
- Transgender
- WPATH – General Resources – WPATH World Professional Association for Transgender Health
- US Dept. of Labor – DOL Policies on Gender Identity: Rights and Responsibilities | U.S. Department of Labor
- National Center for Transgender Equality- Issues | National Center for Transgender Equality (transequality.org)
- Article: See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions
- Map: Bans on Best Practice Medical Care for Transgender Youth
- Diabetes
- American Diabetes Association – Connected to Congress | ADA (diabetes.org)
- JDRF – Advocacy Agenda – JDRF
- Nursing Issues
- i. American Nurses Association – Advocacy (nursingworld.org)
- ii. International Council of Nurses- Nursing policy | ICN – International Council of Nurses
State legislation
- Diabetes
- National Conference of State Legislatures – Diabetes State Mandates and Insulin Copayment Caps (ncsl.org)