An Interview With Susan Reinhard

Abstract

This column addresses how AARP, a consumer organization, is leading a Center for Health Equity through Nursing. The Center is working to support nursing to mitigate the nursing workforce crisis. Susan C. Reinhard is a senior vice president at AARP, directing its Public Policy Institute (PPI), the focal point for public policy research and analysis at the state, federal, and international levels. She leads PPI's family caregiving initiatives and serves as the chief strategist for the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a national resource center created to ensure that America has the highly skilled nurses it needs to provide care in the future. As a previous deputy commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Reinhard led the development of policies and nationally recognized programs for family caregiving, consumer choice, and community-based care options. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the Gerontological Society of America, and Salzburg Global. She holds a master's degree in nursing and a PhD in sociology.