Strategic Plan

2009-2012 Strategic Direction Summary

Mission: Promoting optimal health for children through leadership, practice, advocacy, education and research. 

Vision Statement: To be recognized and respected as a leader in the movement to obtain universal access to health care for all children and families and to obtain parity of access to PNPs/APRNs by health care consumers. To be the professional organization for all PNPs/APRNs who care for children and adolescents.

NAPNAP’s Audiences: Primary Audience: Members and potential members comprised of the following: PNPs, FNPs, NNPs, CNS, School NPs, Students, Faculty, Sustaining Members (industry, corporate donors).
Secondary Audience: Children, young adults, families, policy makers, and legislators.

 
Core Values: NAPNAP, which has traditionally acted with a pioneer spirit, believes in the following core values:

·         advocacy for children;

·         commitment to our members; passion for our practice;

·         leadership, flexibility, innovation, diversity, collaboration;

·         ethical, legal, transparent and fiscally-sound operations

The following priorities will provide the framework of our 2009-2012 Strategic Direction Goals and Objectives:

• Ensuring a seat at important decision tables
• Developing new leaders
• Creating a repository of information
• Improving reimbursement 

THEME I - Leading advocacy to improve children’s health - Through a health policy agenda focused on reduction of barriers to comprehensive child healthcare and targeted collaborations and alliances.

GOAL I:  Provide strategic leadership that advances health policy to promote children’s health.

THEME II - Advancing the PNP/APRN role - By continuously advocating for acceptance of a uniform definition of role, scope and standards of practice and credentialing requirements, expanding public and government awareness, and enhancing the PNP/APRN practice environment.

GOAL II: Full role and scope of practice of PNPs/APRNs is accepted and recognized by the public, federal, and state agencies, insurers, advocacy and other organizations, and other key stakeholders in health care reform initiatives

THEME III- Advancing practice through education, collaboration, research and scholarly inquiry. – By implementing NAPNAP’s research agenda and disseminating outcomes.

GOAL III: Expand practice and parent education resources

THEME IV- Improving the quality of children’s health by enhancing access to information – By disseminating standards or care, clinical guidelines, latest research, and national safety standards and promoting professional and public education and networking.

GOAL IV: Expand use of technology throughout all programs for members, children, and families

THEME V - Developing the association’s presence, position and relationships in multiple communities- By expanding national membership, advancing chapter visibility and viability, and by increasing partnerships, collaborations, and business opportunities.

GOAL V: Increase membership and expand relationships in new and continuing communities

Approved by the NAPNAP Executive Board on June 27, 2009