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Gratitude Can Help Reduce Stress and Improve Health Worker Well-Being
The Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation

Let's be sure gratitude is part of our overall strategy to support and strengthen the health workforce.

#FrontlinePerspectives , COVID-19 , Health Workers
From the Frontlines to the UN General Assembly
Amy Staley, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Nurse Amy Staley on the power of nursing, advocacy, and humanity.

#FrontlinePerspectives , Health Workers , Nurses , Policy and Advocacy
What Do Health Workers in Uganda Need to End the Current Ebola Outbreak?
Tracy Kobukindo, Manager, Education, Last Mile Health David Bryden, Director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition
Nurse and Advocate Tracy Kobukindo shares her recommendations for policymakers.
#FrontlinePerspectives , health worker safety , Health Workers , Policy and Advocacy
An Advocate’s Update on Health Workers in Cameroon
Nwufor Ernest Awanto, Share-Net International Rachel Deussom, Chemonics International

Our former Regional Advisor says health workers there need protection, including from violent attacks.

Health Systems , health worker safety , Youth
A Global Call to Prioritize Mental Health for Health Workers
Emma Pontillo, Senior Specialist, Communications, CMMB
How CMMB is helping health workers' mental health, in Peru and beyond.
COVID-19 , Health Workers , Mental Health
I'm a Health Worker—Here’s Why Advocacy Is Important to Me
Mary Peter, 2022 IntraHealth-UNC Summer Fellow

Curiosity and passion drove me to become a physician. Then I realized I needed to learn how to be an advocate too.

#FrontlinePerspectives , Health Workers , Policy and Advocacy , Safety
What Will It Take to Get Nurses the Respect and Recognition They Deserve?
Carol Bales, Communications Manager, IntraHealth International Tracy Kobukindo, Manager, Education, Last Mile Health

Tracy Kobukindo knows how to bring more nurses to the table.

Health Workers , Nurses
This Is a Big Moment for Health Workforce Advocacy and Policy Change.
Carol Bales, Communications Manager, IntraHealth International

Here are some of the wins and opportunities the Frontline Health Workers Coalition is tracking.

COVID-19 , Community Health Workers , Global Health Security , Health Systems , Health Workers
How Can Health Leaders Improve Respect and Recognition for Midwives?
Olajumoke Adebayo, Midwife, advocate, and founder of Reprolife Carol Bales, Communications Manager, IntraHealth International

Olajumoke Adebayo has some ideas.

International Day of the Midwife , Midwives
The Global Health Workforce Should Be at the Center of New White House Initiative
Janet Muriuki David Bryden

This is how the US can invest in African health workers and see a stronger, more sustainable health system as a result.

White House Health Workforce Initiative