For Immediate Release: 02/03/2010

Contact: Tim Tassa 202-777-1174 ttassa@aannet.org

Heinrich Named to Leadership Role at Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

WASHINGTON – American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellow Janet Heinrich, DrPH, RN, FAAN, was announced as the Associate Administrator of the Bureau of Health Professionals of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on Monday.

Heinrich’s selection was made known in a letter from Academy Fellow and HRSA administrator Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, who thanked former Associate Administrator Diana Espinosa for her service and dedication and asked for the support of both leaders.

HRSA is the primary federal agency responsible for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. The agency is comprised of six bureaus, which share the vision of achieving optimal health care for all populations, especially citizens who are uninsured, underinsured and those with special needs.

“On behalf of the American Academy of Nursing and its 1,600 Fellows, we extend our best wishes to Dr. Heinrich and congratulate Dr. Wakefield on this key recruitment,” said Academy President Catherine Gilliss, DNSc, RN, FAAN. “Janet Heinrich is an experienced government leader, and we are confident that HRSA will benefit from her expertise.”

Heinrich is a former Executive Director of the Academy, leading the day-to-day operations of the nursing organization, whose members are nursing’s most esteemed leaders in education, policy, research and practice.

Among her other former prominent roles, Heinrich was a Senior Policy Advisor at Health Policy R&D, and she maintained positions as Director of Health Care and Public Health Issues at the U.S. Government Accounting Office and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health.

Heinrich’s academic achievements include a Doctorate of Public Health from Yale University, a Master’s of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Michigan.

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