Peer-reviewed article
Fuel2Flourish: Nurses as Trusted Voices Promoting Latino Child Well-Being Across Nine U.S. States
Adrianna Nava, Kate Filipiak, Aida G. Miles ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Fuel2Flourish is a nurse-led initiative across nine U.S. states that uses nurses from the National Association of Hispanic Nurses as trusted messengers to promote nutritional and emotional well-being in Latino school-age children. The program delivers bilingual education toolkits, culturally relevant storytelling, and workshops engaging students, parents, and educators. A qualitative study examined implementation processes and early impacts reported by program leads, finding that nurses successfully combined clinical expertise with community knowledge despite limited resources.
Key points
- Nurses from NAHN served as trusted messengers and role models in their communities
- The program used bilingual education toolkits and culturally relevant storytelling as core delivery methods
- Nurses led workshops creating safe, inclusive spaces for learning with students, parents, and educators
- The initiative operated across nine local chapters in different U.S. states with varied local conditions
- Early signs of impact were observed by program leads despite limited budgets
Limitations
The study uses only qualitative feedback from chapter program leads and does not include measurement of actual outcomes for children or families, such as changes in nutrition, health status, or emotional well-being. No comparison group or control condition was used, so causality cannot be established.
Abstract
Fuel2Flourish is a nurse-led initiative designed to center the voices of nurses, who are active leaders within the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), as trusted messengers and role models in advancing the nutritional and emotional well-being of school-age children. Operating across nine local chapters in different states, this community-rooted program was built in partnership with national policy stakeholders and community leaders to respond to what children and families need most: support they can trust from people who understand their lived experiences. This study employed qualitative methods to gain feedback from chapter program leads to examine implementation processes and early perceived impacts. Through bilingual education toolkits, culturally relevant storytelling, and nurse-led workshops, nurses engaged directly with students, parents, and educators to create safe, inclusive spaces for learning and connection. Despite limited budgets and varied local conditions, Fuel2Flourish thrived by aligning clinical nursing expertise with community insight and action. This article describes the partnerships formed, and the early signs of impact seen on the ground. Fuel2Flourish shows what's possible when nurses are equipped and empowered to lead, bringing creative, locally tailored solutions to the forefront of child health promotion.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Nurse-led community program delivering bilingual education toolkits, culturally relevant storytelling, and workshops through NAHN nurses working directly with students, parents, and educators
- Population
- Latino school-age children and families across nine U.S. states served by National Association of Hispanic Nurses chapters
Key finding
Nurses successfully created safe, inclusive spaces for learning and connection with students, parents, and educators