Using the core tenets of the ANA-Ohio mission, the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Committee (EDI) committee was established as one of the first committees within ANA-Ohio. The board of directors and the committee pledges to use the data and information available from the ANA National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. This data will be used to advance awareness of individual and systemic racism and work to eliminate disparities based on race, gender, and education among nurses in Ohio.

The EDI Committee acknowledges and is supportive of the ANA’s efforts to eliminate racism in the nursing profession. The establishment of a National Commission to address long standing structural racism in the nursing profession was a necessary step in promoting equity, and inclusion in the areas of policy, education, and practice. The committee, under the leadership of Chairperson Jean Anthony, PhD, MSN, is creating strategies and activities that will have a positive and lasting impact to eliminate racism in nursing. The goal is to achieve equity, diversity, and inclusion in the profession to better serve the public.