In this episode, Dr. Steven Palazzo hosts Ms. Melissa Hinds, Dr. Jannyse Tapp, and Dr. Claire McKinley Yoder to discuss their contributions to the book, Nursing Leaders Driving Health Equity: Tackling Social and Structural Determinants. The book, developed by the inaugural NLN/Walden Social Determinants of Health & Social Change Leadership Academy cohort, offers practical tools for nurse educators and leaders to address health inequities. They highlight how the book supports the development of nurse leaders committed to advancing health equity. Listeners are encouraged to consider how nursing education can promote social justice and transform health care systems.

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