Upcoming Meetings:
The NACNEP meeting on June 5-6, 2017 has been postponed. A new meeting date will be published in the Federal Register Notice.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services and, by delegation, the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), are charged under Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, with responsibility for a wide range of activities in support of nursing education and practice which include: enhancement of the composition of the nursing workforce, improvement of the distribution and utilization of nurses to meet the health needs of the Nation, expansion of the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of nurses to enhance the quality of nursing practice, development and dissemination of improved models of organization, financing and delivery of nursing services and promotion of interdisciplinary approaches to the delivery of health services particularly in the context of public health and primary care.
The National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) advises the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress on policy issues related to the Title VIII programs administered by the HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce Division of Nursing, including nurse workforce supply, education, and practice improvement.
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Members and Staff (PDF - 18 KB)
Briefing Guide for Council Members (PDF - 112 KB)
Charter (PDF - 202 KB)
Fourteenth Annual Report: Preparing Nurses for New Roles in Population Health Management (PDF - 20 pages)
Thirteenth Annual Report: Incorporating Interprofessional Education and Practice into Nursing (PDF - 18 pages)
Twelfth Annual Report, Public Health Nursing: Key to Our Nation's Health (PDF - 18 pages)
Twelfth Report to the Secretary and Congress Outline (2013) (PDF - 4 pages)
Eleventh Report to the Secretary and Congress (2013) (PDF - 30 pages)
Tenth Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2012) (PDF - 28 pages)
Ninth Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2010) (PDF - 53 pages)
Eighth Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2010) (PDF - 45 pages)
Seventh Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2009) (PDF - 89 pages)
Sixth Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2008) (PDF - 49 pages)
Fifth Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2007) (PDF - 80 pages)
The Fourth Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2006) is not available online.
Third Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2003) (PDF - 110 pages)
Second Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2002) (PDF - 71 pages)
First Report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress (2001) (PDF - 45 pages)