Legislative Action Center - HEALTH POLICY PRESS RELEASES AND PHOTOGRAPHS

ONS CEO Paula Rieger met with Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA) on Capitol Hill in September to discuss the Society's health policy priorities.  The ONS Headquarters building is located in the Congressman's district in Pittsburgh and 53 ONS employees are his constituents as they live in his district.	Maryann R. Coletti RN, ONS Missouri State Health Policy Liaison, receives the ONS Excellence Award in Oncology Nursing Health Policy and Advocacy from ONS Health Policy Associate Ilisa Halpern Paul at the ONS Congress in Las Vegas, April 2006.
ONS President Karen Stanley presents ONS Honor Award to Nancy Koepke accepting on behalf of Florida Senator Bill Nelson (D) at ONS Congress in Orlando.	Hope Bryant from Florida Representative Corrine Brown's (D-3rd) office accepts ONS Honor Award from ONS President Karen Stanley on behalf of Rep. Brown at ONS Congress Opening Ceremonies in Orlando.
ONS Chapter representatives join with ONS State Health Policy Liaisons (SHPLs) to attend Pre-Congress training session at ONS Congress in Orlando.	ONS State Health Policy Liaisons (SHPLs) attend Pre-Congress train-the-trainer session on Health Policy Advocacy at 2005 ONS Congress.
Colette Schietromo, President of the Broward Florida ONS Chapter gives Representative Kendrick Meek (D-FL) an ONS Honor Award to recognize his support of oncology nurses and people with cancer.

Carole Edwards, RN, BSN, Receives Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Oncology Nursing Health Policy and Advocacy Award. (Press release) (ONS Awards Page)

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