Occupational Health Nurses Team with American Red Cross.

MEMORANDUMS; AMERICAN Red Cross; NURSES; ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; OCCUPATIONAL health services; COX, Ann; BECKER, Joseph; DISASTER relief

The article reports on the co-operation between the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) and American Red Cross (RC) to signed a memorandum that allow both organizations to share expertise and recruit nurses in the U.S. AAOHN Executive Director Ann Cox and RC Senior vice-president of preparedness Joseph Becker both signed the memorandum. Recruited nurses will assist RC disaster relief operations in times of disaster. The memorandum will also allow both organizations to expand through sharing of knowledge that each organization has acquired.