Mission Statement

The Mission of the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency (MVNA) is to provide comprehensive and culturally competent Community Health and related services in collaboration with Public Health and Health Service Providers to ensure a healthy future for Minnesota residents.

Values

MVNA believes that all residents have a right to receive quality based, culturally competent services to improve their health and remain independent.

• Aggressively pursues resources to allow MVNA to service those without financial means or whose needs extend beyond the traditional medical model.
• Advocates for meeting the health related needs of disadvantaged people.
• Actively works with the Public Sector to achieve public health goals for populations

MVNA promotes Public Health Nursing practice.
Family Centered:

• Takes a holistic approach to the family.
• Promotes independence and supports self-care within the family.
• Ensure effective connection between existing community resources and the family.
• Promotes client and family participation in the plan for service delivery.
• Strengthens and develops abilities within the family to maximize their potential in coping with their health and social needs.

Community Centered:

• Participates in the education of the future health practitioners and contribute to the knowledge base of public health nursing and home care delivery systems.
• Participates in community planning and coordination of services so that the appropriate range of health and human services will be systematically developed and implemented.
• Provides services to organizations which promote the public good.
  

MVNA believes that each person on our staff makes a difference in the work and the mission of MVNA.

• Everyone is responsible for excellence.
• Creativity and entrepreneurship is recognized and encouraged.
• Multidisciplinary team participation is essential for MVNA and staff to be successful.
• All efforts are customer responsive.
• Professional growth and development are encouraged.