Mission :
IANA-NC is the organization for all nurses and nursing students of Indian origin/heritage who currently reside in North Carolina that creates a community of excellence in nursing through professional development and networking.
Vision :
To promote professional excellence in nursing practice and healthcare through the empowerment and renewal of professional and cultural identity of all nurses and nursing students of Indian origin/heritage, and to optimize their contribution to the health and well being of individuals, families, and communities.
Goals:
IANA-NC shares the goals of NAINA, the parent organization which are as follows:-
- To access and identify nursing care for healthcare consumers especially ethnic minority and socially, spiritually and economically under-served populations for the provision of optimum quality nursing care by acting as wellness advocates.
- To act as a change agent in aligning existing institutions and/or to help to establish institutions to suit the health needs of ethnic minorities and socially, spiritually and economically under-served populations.
- To provide health awareness to community groups in ethnic minority and socially, spiritually and economically under- served communities.
- To provide nurses and health professionals as volunteers to assist in health screening programs and to provide health information.
- To provide access to information to ethnic minorities and those who reside in socially, spiritually, and economically under-served populations and are interested in careers in nursing and health care.
- To conduct, analyze and publish information to increase knowledge and awareness of the health care needs of ethnic minorities.
- To assist in providing tutoring to pre-licensure nursing students.
- To monitor the utilization and placement of ethnic minority nurses by hospitals, agencies, schools, businesses and facilities employing nurses.
- To participate in conferences, workshops, seminars and forums to increase the health knowledge of ethnic minorities and socially, spiritually and economically under-served populations.
- To present seminars, workshops, and forums on health and nursing programs for members of the community, especially ethnic minority communities and socially, spiritually and economically under-served communities.
- To collaborate with various ethnic minority populations to provide needed health and community services when a health crisis exists.
- To provide volunteers as health speakers and volunteers on health issues for organizations in ethnic minority and socially, spiritually and economically under-served communities.
Benefits of Membership:
- Promote nursing profession and professional involvement : Attend IANA and NAINA conferences and other events.
- Networking and mentoring opportunities.
- Member prices and discounts – GCU provides 15% discount for tuition for members and family.
- Opportunities for professional development and enhancement of leadership skills - local and national positions of leadership in standing committees and sub-committees.
- Opportunities to give podium and poster presentations/ to publish articles.
- Learn ethnic specific health risk and educate self, family and Indian / US communities regarding those specific risks and help decrease the healthcare disparities.
- Personal satisfaction – being a beneficial professional in the association, profession, and in the community.