FAPHN
Florida Public Health Nursing Legacy Project
2008-2009 Task Force Annual Report
New Task Force created in the Fall of 2008
Purpose: To Preserve and Promote Florida’s Public Health Nursing Legacy
Goals and Objectives attachedInitial Projects:
- Career Journey Referral Form and Interview Templates- attached
- Career Journeys of Delores Wennlund and Cora Brannon in progress
- Career Journeys of Joyce Ely and Jules Graves completed
- Membership on the Advisory Board for the FL Museum of PH and Medicine
- Research: State Archive, Drs. Prather, Dr. Mahan and Russ Jackson, FMA
- Beginning collection of photos and other memorabilia
- Creation of an Exhibit for Legacy Project
- Partnership with the DOH Office of PHNursing
2008-2009 Projects:
- Action Plan for 2008-09 to be developed
- Solicitation of nurses to conduct interviews for securing the information of the
career journeys of FL PHNurses, including special attention to CMS nurses
- Completion of the development of a data base for Career Journey Referrals
- FAPHN web site development for Legacy information
- Development of a Resources Guide with access on FAPHN web site
- Development of an online format for the career journey publication
- Determine sources of grant funds and identify someone to search and write
grants to expand the funding of the work of the Legacy Project
- Development of Booklets for publication of individual career journeys
- Scholarly publication and presentations of the career journeys and sharing of
the FL experience in developing the Legacy Project
- Formation of a multi state task force in partnership with ASTDN for networking
and sharing
Committee Meetings via conference call were held in December, February, and June.
Legacy Task Force Members 2008-2009
Christine Ardalan
Ann Marie Clyatt
Kim Curry
Ethel Edwards
Lynn Elliott
Margaret Ewen
Marlene Gayle
Toni Johns
Katherine Mason, Chair
Frankie Matthews
Marie McMillan
Annette Phelps
Alicia Reyes-Perez
Lillian Rivera
Susan Steiner
Bobbie Thackery
Mary Tollefsen
Loyce Hill
Linda Lacomb-Williams
Mary Ann Loftis
Pamela Toomer
Synthia Williams
Betsy Wood
Carol Wright-Tanner
Purpose, Goals and Objectives: Florida Public Health Nursing Legacy Project
Purpose: To preserve and promote Florida’s public health nursing history.
Goals/Objectives:
I. To recognize and appreciate the commitment of public health nurses.
A. capture memories and recollections with oral histories
B. link the project with FAPHN and elicit support for the project from the membership
C. compile a database of public health nurses with notable contributions to the field.
II. To educate and inspire the future generation of public health nurses.
A. disseminate information by presenting nursing histories at conferences, etc.
B. write articles for publications in journals, newsletters, etc.
C. Promote ongoing compilation of individual histories by interested public health nurses
by providing a forum for publication and research assistance.
III. To preserve historical information about Florida nursing.
A. locate, protect and preserve historical documents, artifacts, and memorabilia.
B. establish a website and a virtual museum
C. establish a physical location for an archival collection
D. establish a biographical data base of public health nurses
Approved by FAPHN Board of Directors 3-20-08
FL Association of Public Health Nurses
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING LEGACY PROJECT
Career Journey Referral Form
Please submit this information whether you are conducting the interview yourself
or if you would like to refer this so that another person might conduct the
interview.
Name of PHN being referred:______________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
Phone:______________________ Email:_____________________________
Years as a public health nurse in Florida:____________________________
Practice Location(s):______________________________________________
Position:________________________________________________________
Please provide a brief description of the influence of this PHN on local
and/or state public health services:
Other information of interest:
Your name:______________________________________________________
Position title and location:__________________________________________
Phone:_________________________ Email:___________________________
I am planning on conducting the interview:___________
Please have someone else conduct this interview:______
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO:
Katherine Mason email: kmason@nursing.fsu.edu
or mail to: 6124 Pimlico Ct. Tallahassee, FL 32309
FAPHN Career Journey Interviews- Suggestions for Questions to Ask
Name of PHN:_________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
Phone;__________________________ Email:_______________________________
Years as PHN: from _____ to_______ Location(s):___________________________
Position(s) held- each with years identified:__________________________________
1. How did you decide to become a nurse? Was there a defining experience, person or
event?
2. Where and when were you educated? Academic record, additional degrees etc
3. Tell me about your nursing career, what did you do after nursing school?
4. How and when did you decide to become a PHN?
5. When you reminisce about your days as a PHN, can you describe a special memory?
(the people, places, circumstances)
6. Is there one special time that PHN made a difference?
7. What did it feel like to be a PHN?
8. What were some of the major challenges to PH during the time you were employed as a
PHN in FL?
9. What advice do you have for new nurses in PHN?
10. Do you keep in touch with your PHN colleagues? Please share the names11. What did I not ask about your career that you would like to share with me?
12. Do you have any memorabilia that you would like to donate to the FL PHN Legacy
Project collection?
Please type the responses, add your name, title, place of employment, address, phone and email.
Let me know if you would like to have someone critique/edit the information. You will approve
final copy before it is share publicly. Once you approve, it will be posted on the FAPHN web
site and may be published in other formats.
Please send a copy to Katherine Mason by email attachment or mail to:
Email: kmason@nursing.fsu.edu or
Mail address: 6124 Pimlico Ct., Tallahassee, FL 32309.
The info will be shared with FAPHN members, with credit and Thanks to You!