Applications for the 2025 Healing Politics Campaign School for Nurses & Midwives are now open!

Welcome to Healing Politics

Healing Politics is an educational, non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

We are on a mission to inspire, motivate, recruit, & train nurses & midwives to run for elected office up & down the ballot while building a culture of civic engagement within the professions.

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Inspire. Motivate. Recruit. Train.

Nurses and midwives are eminently qualified for elected office. Healing Politics builds on that to:

Upcoming Events

Advancing Nursing’s Vision: The Newly Revised ANA Code of Ethics

Join us for an insightful session on the newly revised ANA Code of Ethics. We will focus on Provision 9, which urges nurses to take an active role in the political process by being civically engaged and advocating for healthy communities.
April 24, 2025

Beyond Borders: The WHO & Its Impact on Nursing & Health

Join us to learn more about the World Health Organization - what it is, what it does, and the potential impact of the US withdrawal from the organization on nursing and health - both global and domestic.
May 21, 2025

Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL) 2025 Annual Meeting – MA, RI, NH, CT & VT

ONL’s 2025 Annual Meeting is a dynamic, interactive conference where nurse leaders can share ideas and strategies for meeting today’s challenges and leading for tomorrow. It offers an unparalleled opportunity for nurse leaders at all levels to connect, collaborate, and learn. Lisa Summers will close the conference with a presentation titled “Nursing is Political: How Nurse Leaders Can and Should Engage. ” In it, she will discuss the unique skills and perspectives nurse leaders can (& should) share with Boards and elected officials. Lisa will share how nurse leaders can intentionally build relationships within organizations, with community leaders, and with legislators, and will speak to the need for more nurse leaders in elected office. Participants will learn how to elevate and amplify their voice and impact through increased civic engagement and what they can do to increase the representation of nurses in elected office. ONL is the Organization of Nurse Leaders for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Vermont. They are a chapter affiliate of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
June 5, 2025

The 2024 Healing Politics Campaign School for Nurses & Midwives was a huge success!

Click here for a summary and highlights. We are so grateful to our hosts at  Polis: Center for Politics at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy in Durham, NC and to all of our sponsors.