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The original title of the organization
was Illinois Association of Local Health Department Nursing Administrators.
1972 was the organizational year. The initial issue that brought nursing
administrators together was that of minimum standards for nursing positions
in the LHD. IDPH used a committee to determine the standards. There was no
nurse on the committee. This process fueled the determination of the nursing
administrators to organize to have a voice in the standards and practices of
public health nursing in Illinois. On September 18, 1972, an organizational
meeting was held at the Ramada Inn in Champaign. Marcia Cruthis from Tazwell
County was elected president. A By-Laws Committee was appointed with the
purpose of reporting proposed by-laws for the organization at the next
meeting. The Constitution and By-Laws were presented, discussed and adopted
at the November 28, 1972 meeting.
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