Nurse Practitioner / Nurse Leader Policy Influence

Go to the following website by clicking on the provided link, http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
, and select a county and a state (this may be the county/state in which you reside, attend
school, or plan to live and work). After reviewing the website and the health outcomes in the
County Health Rankings for the area, answer the following questions in a few short sentences as
part of your discussion.
Select one area in need of improvement and list the general statistics pertaining to the specific
problem.
How does the creation of the community health center program help to address this public health
problem and what can you as a nurse practitioner and/or nurse leader do to influence policy
innovation to resolve the problem?