To recognize the work, leadership, determination, and contributions of nurses who are at the forefront of innovations in population health, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN, 2023) created the Edge Runners program. The AAN annually recognizes nurse-designed models of care that reduce cost, improve care quality, promote health equity, and increase client satisfaction. Table E1 lists population health programs across care areas that were invented by nurses. Please note, the table is a comprehensive listing as of June 2023.
| Program Name | Nurse Innovators |
|---|---|
| 10 Steps to Promote and Protect Human Milk and Breastfeeding in Vulnerable Infants | Diane L. Spatz PhD, RN-BC, FAAN |
| 11th Street Family Health Services | Patricia Gerrity PhD, RN, FAAN |
| A Caring Science Model of Specialized Dementia Care for Transforming Practice and Advancing Health Equity | María de los Ángeles Ortega (formerly Ordóñez), DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CDP, FAANP, FAAN |
| Accountable Community of Health | Billie Lynn Allard, MS, RN |
| The Aging in Place Project | Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy | Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FAAN; Susan R. Lacey, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Angel Eye Web-Camera System | Sarah Rhoads, PhD, DNP, WHNP-BC |
| Arkansas Aging Initiative | Claudia J. Beverly, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors (C-P.A.W.W.) | Cheryl Krause-Parello, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Caregiver Skill Building Intervention (CSBI) | Carol J. Farran, DNSc, RN, FAAN |
| Center for Midwifery – CU College of Nursing | Jessica Anderson, DNP, CNM, WHNP, FACNM |
| Centering Healthcare Institute | Sharon Schindler Rising, CNM, MSN |
| The Chicago Parent Program | Deborah Gross, DNSc, RN, FAAN; Susan Breitenstein, PhD, RN, FAAN; Christine Garvey, PhD, RN; Wrenetha Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN |
| Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes | Nancy Donaldson, DNS, RN, FAAN; Diane Storer Brown, PhD, RN, FNAHQ, FAAN |
| Collaborative KMC Care Model | John N. Cranmer, DNP, MPH, MSN, BSN, ANP, CPH, EBP(CH); Lynn M. Sibley, CNM, RN, PhD, FACNM, FAAN; Abebe Gebremariam Gobezayehu, MD; Lamesgin Alamnih, BSc, MPH; Mulusew Lijalem Belew, MHS, BS, AD |
| Community Aging in Place: Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) | Sarah Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN |
| Community-Based Smoking Cessation Program (CSCP) | Man Ping Wang, PhD, MPH, MPhil, BNurs, RN, FAAN |
| Community Health Education, Advocacy, and Empowerment: Promotores de la Salud | Connie Vance, EdD, RN, FAAN; Mary Healey-Sedutto, MPA, PhD |
| Complex Care Center | Lauran Hardin, MSN, RN-BC, CNL |
| Coping Skills Training | Margaret Grey, DrPH, RN, FAAN |
| Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) | Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAAN, FNAP |
| Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment (COPE) for Children, Teens, and College-Age Students | Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAAN, FNAP |
| ¡Cuídate! | Antonia M. Villaruel, PhD, FAAN; Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Danger Assessment: An Instrument to Help Abused Women Assess Their Risk of Homicide | Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Durham Homeless Care Transitions | Julia Gamble, MPH, NP, RN; Donna Biederman, DrPH, MN, RN, CPH, FAAN; Sally Wilson, MDiv |
| Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) | Patricia C. Dykes PhD, MA, RN, FAAN, FACMI; Ann Hurley, DNSc FAAN, FGSA; Diane Carroll, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FESC |
| Family Health and Birth Center in the Developing Families Center | Ruth Watson Lubic, EdD, RN, CNM, FAAN |
| Family Practice and Counseling Network | Donna Torrisi, MSN, CRNP |
| Family Presence During Invasive Procedures and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Cathie Guzzetta, PhD, RN, FAAN; Angela Clark, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA |
| Families Talking Together | Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN |
| Farm Dinner Theatre | Deborah B. Reed, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAOHN, FAAN |
| The Harambee Nursing Center | Kay T. Roberts, EdD, MSN, ARNP, FAAN |
| The Harriet Lane Compassionate Care Program | Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Immersion Model for Diversifying Nurse Anesthesia Programs | Wallena Gould, EdD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN |
| Improving the Accuracy of Linear Growth Assessment in Children | Terri Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN; Karen D. Hench, MS, RN |
| INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament | Sandee McClowry, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Integrated Health Care (IHC) | Judith Storfjell, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Interprofessional Practice at the Vine School Health Center: A School-Based Nurse-Managed Clinic | Nan M. Gaylord, PhD, RN, CPNP- PC, PMHS, FAANP, FAAN |
| Kentucky Racing Health Services Center | Whitney Nash, PhD, APRN; Sara Robertson, DNP, APRN, FNP |
| Living Independently for Elders Center (LIFE) | Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Los trastornos del sueño y la promoción del sueño saludable [Sleep disorders and the promotion of healthy sleep] | Carol M. Baldwin, PhD, RN, CHTP, CT, AHN-BC, FAAN; Cipriana Caudillo Cisneros, MS, RN; Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, PhD, MSN, RN |
| Making Transitional Care More Effective & Efficient | Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Mantram Repetition Program: Mind-Body-Spiritual Approach to Symptom and Stress Management | Jill E. Bormann, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Marquette Model of Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness Based Method | Richard J. Fehring, PhD, RN, FAAN; Mary Schneider, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC; Susana Crespo, BSN, RN, NFPI; MaryLee (Kiene) Barron, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC; Qiyan Mu, PhD, RN; Thomas Bouchard, MD, Family Medicine; Kathleen Raviele, MD, Ob/Gyn |
| Mental Health Integration at Intermountain Healthcare, UT | Brenda Reiss-Brennan, PhD, APRN |
| The Mount Sinai Primary Care Hepatitis C Clinical and Research Program | Donald Gardenier, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN; Jeffrey J. Weiss, PhD, MS |
| National University Nurse Managed Clinic | Gloria J. McNeal, PhD, MSN, ACNS-BC, FAAN; Arneta Finney, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, APWHc, CNL; Angela Williams, PhD, FNP-C, APRN, CNL; Patricia L. Humbles, PhD, RN (Ret.) |
| Nurse Managed Health Centers | Tine Hansen-Turton, FAAN; Joanne M. Pohl, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN |
| Nurse-Family Partnerships Helping First-Time Parents Succeed | Harriet Kitzman, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystems Elders (NICHE) | Mattia J. Gilmartin PhD, RN, FAAN; Jennifer L. Pettis, MSN, RN, CNE; Eugenia Bachaleda, MA; Louise Simon, BS, LLM, ICBB; Joanna Melendez, BS; Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN; Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| On Lok Senior Health Services | Jennie Chin Hansen, MS, RN, FAAN |
| One Year Post-Baccalaureate Nurse Residency | Colleen J. Goode, PhD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC; Cathleen Krsek, MSN, MBA, RN, FAAN |
| Oral Care in Mechanically Ventilated Adults | Cindy Munro, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FAAAS |
| Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice Program | Judith Haber, PhD, APRN, FAAN; Erin Hartnett, DNP, PNPPC-BC, CPNP |
| PATHways Prenatal Program and Beyond Birth Comprehensive Treatment and Recovery Program | Kristin Ashford, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAAN; John O’Brien, MD, MFM; Seth Himelhoch, MD, MPH |
| Perioperative Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program | Susan M. Scott, MSN, RN, WOCN |
| Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) | Marilyn J. Rantz, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Quiet4Healthy Farm | Marjorie McCullagh, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, COHN-S, FAAOHN, FAAN |
| Reducing Depressive Symptoms & Enhancing Parenting in Low-Income & Newly-Immigrated Mothers of Infants & Toddlers | Linda S. Beeber, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN |
| RightCare Solutions | Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI |
| Senior ASSIST | Diane McGee, MSN, RN |
| SeniorWISE | Graham J. McDougall, Jr., PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA |
| Special Care Unit for the Critically Ill | Barbara Daly, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Suicide Prevention in Nursing: Breaking the Silence | Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, MCCM, FAAN |
| Talking Circle Intervention | John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| TelEmergency: Distance Emergency Care Using Nurse Practitioners | Kristi Henderson, MSN, FAEN |
| Tobacco Free Nurses | Linda Sarna, PhD, RN, FAAN; Stella Aguinaga Bialous, DrPH, RN, FAAN |
| Training in the Assessment of Depression | Ellen L. Brown, EdD, RN |
| Transforming Care at the Bedside | Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN; Patricia Rutherford, MS, RN |
| Transforming the Alzheimer's Experience with an App: Dementia Guide Expert | Valerie Gruss, PD, APRN, GNP-BC, FAAN |
| Transforming Post-Hospitalization, Newborn Circumcision Care Through a Nurse Practitioner-Led Care Delivery Model | Vivian W. Williams, MSN, RN, CPN |
| UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (ADC) Program | Leslie Chang Evertson, GNP-BC; Mihae Kim, AGPCNP-BC; Michelle Panlilio, GNP-BC; Kelsey Stander, AGNP-BC |
| Wise Health Decisions | Nancy E. Dayhoff, EdD, RN, CNS; Patricia S. Moore, MSN, RN, CNS, CDE |
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AAN Edge Runners Population Health Programs