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Assignment:

Capital is a necessary tool that can shape status, power, and reputation, therefore, influence. Capital can be developed in intellectual, social, political, and financial forms. For the individual, capital has ramifications on personal and professional life. Capital is necessary for state and national organizations to be effective in their mission. National organizations seeking to be leaders in health policy development and implementation may use all forms of capital to their advantage. Essentially, the more capital an individual, group, or institution controls, the more effective it is in influencing and shaping policy. It is critical to understand not only how important it is to build capital, but also how to amplify the resources necessary to do so.

For the nursing profession, the single most powerful form of political capital is its grassroots. Using grassroots is powerful no matter what the issue is at hand. In grassroots efforts, numbers matter; therefore, the RN workforce size is so important. Consider the impact that nurses could make in their advocacy efforts; however, numbers mean nothing if they are not maximized. The choice of the individual nurse plays a substantial role in building the profession's political capital. Engaging nurses as grassroots members can achieve this (Patton et al., 2022).

Initial Post

In the initial post, select one specific workplace and one specific social justice issue for Albany New York. discuss a plan on how to engage at the grassroot in these two issues. In addition, describe how to lead the development of a grassroots campaign on these two topics?