2025 HPNA State Based Communities Task Force

HPNA is looking for 8-10 members from the membership body with an expressed interest, experience, or expertise in community building, local networking, and/or investment in the growth of the HPNA State Based Communities program. 

The projects for this task force will include but are not limited to:

• Create guidelines and best practices for establishing and maintaining State-Based Communities that emphasize inclusivity, engagement.
• Design strategies to increase member participation within State-Based Communities, ensuring that all HPNA members in each state feel welcome and empowered to engage.
• Conduct surveys or gather feedback from HPNA members within each state to understand the unique needs, challenges, and priorities of hospice and palliative care nurses in those area.
• Develop support resources, such as toolkits or online training modules, to guide these leaders in fostering effective communication, creating engagement opportunities, and ensuring that communities remain vibrant and active.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness of the State-Based Communities program

The Task Force term limit will be for one year and if the Task Force is moved to an HPNA Committee, the term limit will be three years with option to apply for a second three-year term.