Abstract

When the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in partnership with the National Academy of Medicine announced the Town Meeting discussions of the Future of Nursing 2030, the president of the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants felt that the voice of School Nursing was crucial to informing the national discussion on health equity and health promotion. Sharonlee Trefry, State School Nurse Consultant, wanted to be sure that the leadership team of the Future of Nursing 2030 heard about the needs of the nation's 56.6 million elementary and secondary public and independent school students. Serving in an even greater role today with regard to promoting equity in healthcare and educational access, school nurses recognize and address social determinants of health every day all day working to grow the next generation of healthy citizens.

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