Issue Position: Health

Issue Position

We need to do more so that every Michigander can live a healthy life and access quality health care when they need it. I am proud to sponsor bipartisan legislation to address nurse overtime. There are too many stories of nurses working 16 or 20 hours and not being able to refuse overtime. This jeopardizes patient safety and unfair for the nurses. In addition, much of our advocacy for environmental protections is directly linked to public health issues. High rates of asthma in our children can be addressed by cleaning up our air. I was honored to receive a 2017 Friend of Nursing Award from the Michigan Nurses Association. In my first term as State Representative, I helped restore $2 million in funding for school-based health centers, which improve health and academic outcomes for Michigan students.

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