ATLANTA BLACK NURSES ASSOCIATION
WELCOMES YOU

We are the Atlanta Black Nurses Association, a member-led non-profit organization united by the dedication to improve the lives of our community. We believe in taking action and providing services that promote healthier living. Learn more about our efforts to inspire change and make a positive impact.

ATLANTA BLACK NURSES ASSOCIATION
MISSION

Magnifying Health Awareness: Atlanta Black Nurses Association is committed to advocating, educating, and implementing strategies to reduce health disparities while making a significant difference in the lives of communities of color.

ISSUES AND ACTIONS

Atlanta Black Nurses Association is committed to pursuing the interests of our members and the communities they serve. The work that we do is aimed at reducing health disparities within our community and ensure that our partners

are doing similar work to mitigate health disparities within communities of color.

MENTORSHIP

Atlanta Black Nurses Association is passionate about cultivating future generations of nurses. We hold this issue close to our hearts, and work in many capacities to provide support to nursing students and new nurses. We have created The ABNA Mentorship Program, which is a comprehensive mentoring program that matches student nurses with veteran and senior nurses for mentorship. The mentoring relationship begins while the student is in nursing school, and extends through graduation, to taking state board exams, and transition into practice. The relationships that are built and fostered throughout the mentorship journey are the cornerstone of the mentoring program.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

ABNA hosts numerous health fairs and health screenings throughout the year that focus on chronic diseases that disproportionately affect the African American community. Chronic diseases that ABNA focus on include:

Blood pressure screenings and education, Memory screenings for at-risk populations, COVID-19 testing, education, and vaccination. Breast exams annually in partnership with doctors from the community during Congressman David Scott Health Fair in Clayton County, Georgia.

RESEARCH

The Atlanta Black Nurses Association (ABNA) is one of several chapters of the National Black Nurses Association that supports the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program. All of Us is working to enroll at least one million individuals living in the United States to intentionally reflect the diversity of the country. Its goal is to improve health care through research by building a diverse database to inform research on a variety of health conditions. ABNA serves as a community partner and engages the Metro Atlanta area in events to help inform the community about the importance of the study and encourage enrollment.

To learn more about the All of Us Research Program, click here.