A townhall meeting titled Partner with Nurses for a Healthy California at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to take place Monday, Feb. 27. Hosted by the California Action Coalition, this meeting is a special discussion of ways to improve health care in California and will feature an opportunity for consumers to meet and talk with nurses, health care leaders and policy makers about current issues and concerns.

The event is part of efforts to develop and implement long-term sustainable actions for nurses to improve health in California. The movement is a result of the Future of Nursing report the Institute of Medicine released in October. A blueprint to optimize the contribution of nursing to the health of the nation’s population, the report includes eight recommendations that address a range of system changes. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in partnership with the Center to Champion Nursing in America at AARP, appointed the California Action Coalition as one of 36 states to lead implementation of these recommendations. The coalitions are the driving force of the overall initiative to move key issues forward at local, state and national levels.

The three-hour townhall meeting will include lunch, a presentation by nurses who promote health in communities, and a panel discussion with a variety of the state’s health care leaders to identify priorities to improve California’s health. The event begins with registration and lunch from 11 to 11:30 a.m. followed by the town-hall meeting from 11:30 to 2 p.m. at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

Register online, by phone at (213) 538-0705 or by fax, (213) 482-8537.