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Hackathons are intense, fast-paced events where interdisciplinary teams come together to solve complex problems. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 46: What The Hack? Health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and nurse innovator Rebecca Love explain why it’s critical to bring nurses into the hackathon mix to address some of the most pressing problems in healthcare. To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 46: What The Hack? at APPLE, SPOTIFY, or YOUTUBE, or at your favorite streaming platform. For more information on the podcast bundles, visit ANA’s Innovation Website at https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/innovation/education. Have questions or feedback for the SEE YOU NOW team? Future episode ideas? Contact us at: hello@seeyounowpodcast.com.

While some nurses already serve in elected office, their numbers are far too few, and our communities are missing out. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 95: Nursing Is Political, Kimberly Gordon, DNP, CRNA, co-founder of Healing Politics, makes a powerful case for why more nurses should run for public office. Drawing on their holistic training, problem-solving skills, and deep understanding of the social factors that shape health, nurses are uniquely equipped to serve on school boards, city councils, and in state legislatures. Kimberly shares how nurse voices in policy-making could transform decisions on issues like school safety, public health, and community well-being, and why public service should be part of nursing’s culture of care. To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 95: Nursing is Political at APPLE, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE or at your favorite streaming platform. For more information on the podcast bundles, visit ANA’s Innovation Website at https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/innovation/education. Have questions or feedback for the SEE YOU NOW team? Future episode ideas? Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com.

Two years after introducing listeners to Healing Politics, with Episode 95: Nursing is Political, Kimberly Gordon, DNP, CRNA, returns along with co-founder Lisa Summers, BSN, MSN, DrPH, with sobering research and renewed urgency about nurses' political participation. When more nurses are civically engaged, communities are healthier. Why? Because legislative decisions shape everything from healthcare access to public health funding, and nurses’ holistic, community-based perspective gives them a unique view into both the problems people face and the solutions needed to address them. Research shows that nurse legislators consistently outperform their peers in crafting evidence-based healthcare policy, achieving bipartisan collaboration, and delivering measurable health outcomes for their constituents (ScienceDirect). Yet without more nurses in elected office, these critical insights rarely reach the legislative process. In this episode, Gordon and Summers share how Healing Politics has evolved since launching the first campaign school designed specifically for nurses and midwives. Beyond preparing candidates to run for office, their mission has expanded to strengthen civic engagement through partnerships with VoteER, Fair Vote, and Power to the Polls. Together, this bipartisan duo reflects on the vital distinction between politics and policy, and unveil their new state-based liaison strategy designed to scale their impact and increase nurse representation at every level of government. Because when nurses step into the halls of power, they don’t just change policy, they change lives.

All across the country, nurses are designing evidence-based solutions that deliver whole-person, community-centered, prevention-focused care. But outside of the profession, few people know they exist. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 102: Healthier Policies for Healthier People, nurse Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN, executive director of The Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, shines a light on the hundreds of proven nurse-led interventions quietly transforming health outcomes, and shares how the Institute for Policy Solutions at Johns Hopkins aims to expand these innovations by creating policy pathways for scaling and spreading diverse, innovative and impactful models of care, and bring them to national attention by serving as a resource center where policymakers and news outlets can routinely seek nurses’ input. To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 102: Healthier Policies for Healthier People at APPLE, SPOTIFY, or YOUTUBE or at your favorite streaming platform. For more information on the podcast bundles, visit ANA’s Innovation Website at https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/innovation/education. Have questions or feedback for the SEE YOU NOW team? Future episode ideas? Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com.

What if voting could help reduce infant mortality? Or improve mental health? Turns out, it can. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, public health nurse Jeanne Ayers RN, MPH, explains how the Health and Democracy Index reveals a striking truth: when voting is more accessible, population health improves. From historic expansions of the electorate to modern-day health disparities, the data is clear, removing barriers to voting improves health for everyone. To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 112: When We All Vote at APPLE, SPOTIFY, or YOUTUBE or at your favorite streaming platform. For more information on the podcast bundles, visit ANA’s Innovation Website at https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/innovation/education. Have questions or feedback for the SEE YOU NOW team? Future episode ideas? Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com.

In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, nurse leader Elizabeth Cohn, emergency physician Alister Martin, and health policy strategist Aliya Bhatia make the case that civic engagement, especially voting, is a public health intervention. From the policies that shape our health to the trust we place in the system, they reveal how nurses and healthcare providers can play a powerful role in strengthening both democracy and well-being, starting with a single question: Are you registered to vote? This small ask opens the door to agency, trust, and healthier communities, and reminds us that caring for the public includes empowering their voice. To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast SEE YOU NOW Episode 55: Ready to Vote? at APPLE, SPOTIFY, or YOUTUBE, or your favorite streaming platform. For more information on the podcast bundles, visit ANA’s Innovation Website at https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/innovation/education. Have questions or feedback for the SEE YOU NOW team? Future episode ideas? Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com. APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/55-ready-to-vote/id1488523483?i=1000530539421 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/71h7hkuZGBjDQfTYmLXmsX YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv5-emUC8U

There is no shortage of headlines about healthcare’s challenges. As we begin a new year, we’re encouraged by the beacons, the health organizations listening, taking action, and evolving to create workplace environments where people thrive. So, what’s working in healthcare? Across three episodes focused on redesigning work, we’ll hear how change is in the air as new models and mindsets are embraced, revolutionizing hiring, mentorship, career planning, and more. In this first episode, we talk to David Yeager, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas Austin, whose research is focused on the psychology of motivation. David shares the philosophy behind a mentor mindset, which health systems can use to create a culture where nurses are able to thrive, enjoy meaningful work, and feel connected to purpose – because nurses succeed when they have the resources they need. Email us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com.