01.27.2026
Heart of Safety Coalition
Safety and wellbeing transformation through
the Workplace Change Collaborative – Lauren Muñoz, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
01.27.2025
Episode 107 | Duration: 34:42
The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act is a first-of-its-kind law that supports healthcare workers’ mental health and wellbeing. Since its enactment in 2022, the law has helped transform processes, improve systems and save lives. This law and the ongoing
work by the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and its ALL IN Coalition have also helped reduce or eliminate the structural, institutional and cultural barriers that prevent healthcare workers from accessing the mental health care they need and deserve.
In this episode of Caring Greatly, podcast host Liz Boehm speaks with Lauren Muñoz, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, a research scientist at The George Washington University’s Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity. Dr. Muñoz is also a member of the technical assistance center that helped coordinate collaboration among the Health Resources and Services Administration grantees under the Dr. Lorna Breen Act. During their conversation, Lauren describes the grantees’ work, the value of a national collaborative driving team member wellbeing in diverse environments, and the impact of enduring resources available for leaders to support system-wide organizational improvements.
Dr. Muñoz earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and PhD in nursing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and for eight years provided clinical nursing care – first as a hospital nurse and later as a rheumatology nurse practitioner. Since 2019, Dr. Muñoz has conducted research on issues impacting the healthcare workforce, including work environment challenges and decisions surrounding healthcare careers and education. From 2022 to 2025, she was the project manager for the Workplace Change Collaborative, a technical assistance center for federally-funded organizations, implementing strategies for healthcare and public safety workforce wellbeing. She currently serves as the Health Equity Scholar for the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity, a global network of health equity leaders, and continues her research.
Dr. Lauren Muñoz is a leader who cares greatly.
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