PAULINA — Clair Petit Millet, the director of Nursing at DHH OPH, is one of just 25 nurses from across the country selected as a Public Health Nurse Leader by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Paulina resident will participate in a two-year leadership development program designed to strengthen the capacity of senior public health nurses to improve population health, address social determinants of health, respond to emerging trends in health and health care, influence policy and lead collaboration in their communities.

The program’s goal is to support nurses who are ready to lead public health departments in building a Culture of Health in their communities.

Public Health Nurse Leaders participate in partnerships across all sectors and disciplines that lead to collaborative action.

They can leverage new and existing opportunities for even healthier communities.

“I am thrilled to have been selected for this honor and look forward to strengthening my skills so I can do even more to improve the health of my community and help to transform the nursing profession,” Millet said. “I know this experience will be a rewarding one that will ultimately improve population health and support nursing in the state.

“I look forward to working even more closely with the Louisiana Action Coalition in the months ahead.”

Millet has worked for 23 years with the Department and has been the Director of Nursing since March 2006.