The mission of Plant-Based Lifestyle Nursing (PBLN) is to make the benefits of plant-based living accessible and welcoming to people of all cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The organization has 3 Pillars of Action:
- Outreach - effective, diplomatic, uplifting outreach that speaks to the intended audience without alienating them.
- Advocacy - updating existing nutritional guidelines in textbooks using evidence-based practices that are not influenced by the dairy and meat industries; lobbying the American Nurses Association( ANA) and other nursing organizations to include interspecies compassion and sustainability in ethical guidelines; advocating for affordable and accessible plant-based, nutritious options.
- Events & Education - focused on plant-based health promotion/prevention within Lifestyle Medicine, Compassion & Sustainability, and Plant Medicine.
If you are interested in joining PBLN, please contact the President, Karen Lee at kl4975@nyu.edu.
Membership in all student organizations at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing is open to all NYU Meyers students.
PBLN Executive Board for 2024-2025
| President | Karen Lee |
| Vice President | Crystal Baik |
| Treasurer | Sagi Shdaimah |
| Secretary | Vicky Zheng |
| Social Media Coordinator | Kris Ordonez |
| Events Coordinator | Valentina Lo |
| Compassion & Sustainability Coordinator | Lilly Barone |
| Accelerated Representative | Shiya Lian |
| Pre-Sequence Representative | Hillary Leger |
| Faculty Advisor | Gia Merlo |
| Karla Rodriguez |