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Late last year, the American Nurses Association (ANA) unveiled its new and improved government affairs website: http://www.anapoliticalpower.org/. As previously noted in the December issue of Capitol Update, this is part of a larger ongoing effort undertaken by ANA to improve its online resources, and includes a number of upgrades intended to make it easier for nurses to become engaged and active in the federal legislative and political process. The redesigned webpage provides nurses with open access to information on ANA's political activities and legislative policy priorities. Members can learn about ANA's political action committee (ANA-PAC) and grassroots advocacy programs, or brush up on federal policy issues directly related to your work. In addition, with one click of the mouse, interested nurses can sign-up for Nurse Strategic Action Team (N-STAT) legislative alerts and Capitol Update ANA's online legislative newsletter. Thanks to the implementation of new advocacy software, ANA now has the capability to quickly disseminate news and updates on fast-moving federal legislation through easy to read e-mail alerts sent to the members signed up to receive them. As a result, nurses will be able to stay up-to-date on key legislation as it moves through the legislative process in Congress. Furthermore, the advocacy alerts include a simple method for nurses to take action on priority matters, allowing members to easily connect with their elected officials in Congress and lend their voices to issues of critical importance to the nursing and healthcare community. What are waiting for? Go online and check out the new and improved http://www.anapoliticalpower.org/. Give it a spin and tell us what you think. The final re-designed site and universal login feature should be completed this spring. In the meantime, ANA staff will keep you informed about progress and the new resources, but users with specific problems or questions should email gova@ana.org. |