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Office of Performance and Quality Improvement - Public Health Nursing

Public health nursing in the United States traces back to a nurse named Lillian Wald who, in 1893, established the Henry Street Settlement House in New York City and coined the phrase, "public health nurse." The Florida Office of Public Health Nursing was established in January 2002 to support the mission of the Department of Health by addressing nursing issues and to respond to the threat of an increasing nursing shortage. A taskforce identified the structure needed to provide statewide leadership and to support excellence in public health nursing practice.

 

Staff provides guidance, technical assistance and consultation via:

  • Public Health Nursing Leadership calls

  • Technical Assistance on Nursing issues

  • Special Assignments/Projects

  • Nursing Continuing Education program approval

  • Mentoring of BSN, MSN, and MPH students
 
     
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

If you need help with a Nursing License issue, please contact MQA.

To contact the OPHN for questions on Public Health Nursing, please contact us.
 
   
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