The American Association of Nurse Practitioners is The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner® & the largest national professional membership organization for all NPs.AANP is the largest and only full-service national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties.

Core values

- **Addressing Health Disparities**: AANP's focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion helps address health disparities, particularly among racial and ethnic minority communities, by ensuring equitable access to high-quality health care[1][5].
- **Improving Health Equity**: The organization works to reduce the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) on patient outcomes, which is crucial for improving health equity and overall life expectancy[5].
- **Enhancing Health Literacy**: AANP's efforts to improve health literacy empower patients to make better health decisions, leading to improved utilization of preventive services and medical adherence[5].
- **Promoting Access to Care**: By supporting various settings such as federally qualified health centers, retail clinics, and telehealth, AANP helps expand access to health services for underserved populations[2].
- **Advancing Clinical Excellence**: The dissemination of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research findings helps ensure that nurse practitioners provide evidence-based care, particularly for conditions like depression and anxiety in older adults[4].