Section for Public Health Nursing (SPHN)
The Section for Public Health Nursing (SPHN) was established within the Missouri Public Health Association (MPHA) to address issues that impact public health nursing within the public health system. The SPHN makes recommendations on issues that affect public health nursing practice, standards, education, recruitment and retention.
Vision
Through excellence in public health nursing practice, public health nurses will be leaders in promoting healthy people in healthy communities.
Mission
SPHN provides leadership, expertise and advocacy related to public health nursing practice, standards and issues.
Values
- Public health nursing as a specialty that promotes and protects the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences;
- an interdisciplinary public health team dedicated to promoting healthy people in healthy communities;
- prevention as the foundation for promoting individual and community health;
- continuing education designed to enhance leadership skills and professional growth; and
- quality care that meets or exceeds established standards and is creative, culturally competent and compassionate.