Minority Nursing Associations
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
56 Sparks Street, Suite 502
Ottawa, ON K1P 5A9, Canada
(613) 724-4677
http://www.anac.on.ca/
Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association
400 N. Ingalls, Suite 3160
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
(734) 998-1030
Contact: syeo@aapina.org
http://www.aapina.org
American Assembly for Men in Nursing
P.O. Box 130220
Birmingham, AL 35213
Contact: Byron McCain, (205) 802-7551
http://aamn.org
National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association
Contact: Beverly Patchell, President,
beverly-patchell@ouhsc.edu
www.nanaina.org
National American Arab Nurses Association
P.O. Box 43
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
(313) 982-4070
www.n-aana.org
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
1501 16th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 387-2477
Fax: (202) 483-7183
info@thehispanicnurses.org
www.thehispanicnurses.org
National Black Nurses Association, Inc.
8630 Fenton St., Suite 330
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (800) 575-6298
Fax: (301) 589-3223
nbna@erols.com
http://www.nbna.org/
National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations
6101 West Centinela Ave., Suite 378
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 258-9515
Fax (323) 292-5001
bwilliams@ncemna.org
www.ncemna.org
Philippine Nurses Association of America
Contact: Rosario May Mayor, President
rosariomay@aol.com
www.philippinenursesaa.org
Minority Health Associations
Alliance of Minority Medical Associations
The AMMA collectively supports the moral imperative that all individuals are equally entitled to receive high quality health care therapies that can improve and prolong life.
655 15th Street, NW
Suite 475A
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 347-3820 Ext: 5943
info@AllAmericanHealth.org
www.allamericanhealth.org
American Public Health Association
800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
Tel: (202) 777-APHA
Fax: (202) 777-2534
www.apha.org
The American Public Health Association is the oldest and largestorganization of public health professionals in the world, representing morethan 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health, includingnursing.
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
942 Market Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415)954-9988
Fax: (415)954-9999
hforum@apiahf.org
www.apiahf.org
Association of American Indian Physicians
1235 Sovereign Row, Suite C-9
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73108
Tel: (405) 946-7072
Fax: (405) 946-7651
aaip@ionet.net
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
1440 Broadway, Suite 510
Oakland, Ca 94612
Tel: (510) 272-9536
Fax: (510) 272-0817
www.aapcho.org
Health Professionals for Diversity
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20037-1127
Tel: (202) 828-0400
Fax: (202) 828-1120
www.aamc.org/diversity
National Asian Women's Health Organization
250 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 989-9747
Fax: (415) 989-9758
nawho@nawho.org
www.nawho.org
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
1501 Sixteenth St. NW
Washington, DC 20036-1401
Tel: (202) 387-5000
alliance@hispanichealth.org
www.hispanichealth.org
National Hispanic Medical Association
1411 K St NW, Ste 1100
Washington DC 20005
(202) 628-5895
(202) 628-5898 fax
www.nhmamd.org
National Indian Health Board
Parklawn Building
Indian Health Service
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
www.nihb.org
National Medical Association
(A national association of African-American physicians)
1012 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: (202) 347-1895
Fax: (202) 842-3293
www.natmed.org
National Minority AIDS Council
1931 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
info@nmac.org
www.nmac.org
Transcultural Nursing Society
36600 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI 48150-1173
Tel: (734) 432-5470; toll-free (888) 432-5470
Fax: (734) 432-5463
www.tcns.org
The TCNS defines transcultural nursing as "an essential area of study andpractice focused on the cultural care beliefs, values and lifeways of peopleto help them maintain and/or regain their health, or to face death inmeaningful ways." The society confers the Certified Transcultural Nurse(CTN) certification.
Collegiate Organizations
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 463-6930
Fax: (202) 785-8320
www.aacn.nche.edu
AACN is the national voice for America's baccalaureate- and higher-degreenursing education programs.
American College of Nurse Practitioners
503 Capitol Ct. NE, #300
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: (202) 546-4825
Fax: (202) 546-4797
www.nurse.org/acnp
Founded in 1993, the ACNP is a national non-profit membership organizationfocused on advocacy and keeping NPs current on legislative, regulatory andclinical practice issues that affect NPs in the rapidly changing health carearena.
CHI ETA PHI Sorority, Inc.
National Headquarters
3029 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: (202) 232-3858
Fax: (202) 232-3460
www.chietaphi.com
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is a professional organization for registered
professional nurses and student nurses (male and female) representing many
cultures and diverse backgrounds. A service organization committed to
confronting nursing and minority health care issues thru a wide range of
programs.
National Student Nurses' Association, Inc.
555 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 581-2211
Fax: (212) 581-2368
www.nsna.org
The NSNA is a membership organization dedicated to fostering theprofessional development of nursing students enrolled in associate,baccalaureate, diploma and generic graduate nursing programs.
Sigma Theta Tau International-Honor Society of Nursing
550 West North Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tel: (317) 634-8171; toll-free (888) 634-7575
Fax: (317) 634-8188
www.nursinghonor.org
STTI is dedicated to improving the health of people worldwide throughincreasing the scientific base of nursing practice. Its members are nursingscholars committed to the pursuit of excellence in clinical practice,education, research and leadership.
Nursing—General
American Association of
Nurse Anesthetists
222 South Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068-4001
Tel: (847) 692-7050
Fax: (847) 692-6968
www.aana.com
American Nurses Association
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 100
West
Washington, DC 20024
Tel: (800) 274-4ANA
http://www.ana.org/
National League for Nursing
61 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
Tel: (212) 363-5555; toll-free (800) 669-1656
Fax: (212) 812-0393
www.nln.org
The NLN advances quality nursing education that prepares the nursingworkforce to meet the needs of diverse populations in an ever-changinghealth care environment. Its membership consists of over 1,500 nursingschools and health care agencies, and some 5,000 individual members,including nurses, educators and students. | 
