{"id":26030,"date":"2006-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2006\/05\/15\/communicating-health-issues-in-the-political-arena\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T19:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T00:46:27","slug":"communicating-health-issues-in-the-political-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2006\/05\/15\/communicating-health-issues-in-the-political-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicating health issues in the political arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BataillonPhoto1.jpg\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<font face=\"arial\" font size=\"-1\"><br \/>\nPam Bataillon, assistant dean of administration, UNMC College of Nursing, center, talks with Paul Kong, Sen. 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The memos should include: why the issue is important to Nebraska, background, opponents and proponents, and the desired action. E-mail is the best way to communicate, they said.<\/p>\n<p>UNMC College of Nursing Graduate Assistant Heidi Keeler was impressed with what she learned during the visit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was very excited for the opportunity to visit with Paul and Jennifer,&#8221; Keeler said. &#8220;It&#8217;s imperative that nurses learn the legislative process and become involved with political issues that directly affect the profession.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The visit was a perfect opportunity to educate students and provide insight on effective methods in which to communicate professional needs to our policymakers. I recognize the magnitude of information legislative offices have to process,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><b>Sen. Nelson discusses Nurse Reinvestment act<\/b><\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"180\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/app1.unmc.edu\/PublicAffairs\/TodaySite\/Images\/SiteImages\/BataillonNelsonbreakfast.jpg\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<font face=\"arial\" font size=\"-1\"><br \/>\nUNMC College of Nursing nursing student Rosa Weatherley with Sen. Ben Nelson.<br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>Nebraska Sen. 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