Chapter 21 The Uninsured and Underinsured—On the Cusp of Health Reform Catherine Hoffman “Everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health.” —President Barack Obama on signing…
Chapter 94 Taking Action Community Advocacy in Pennsylvania: How I Worked to Make my Community Healthier Patricia E. Tobal “In every community, there is work to be done … In…
Chapter 98 Taking Action The Nightingales Take on Big Tobacco Ruth E. Malone and Kelly Buettner-Schmidt “Neglecting to discuss the industry’s role as the disease vector in the tobacco epidemic…
Chapter 63 Contemporary Issues in Government Deborah B. Gardner and Amanda L. Ebner “The bill I’m signing will set in motion reforms that generations of Americans have fought for and…
Chapter 96 Taking Action One Nurse’s Fight Against Gang Violence in California Corazon Tomalinas “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we…
Chapter 97 Taking Action The Canary Coalition for Clean Air in North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains Jonathan Bentley “You cannot affirm the power plant and condemn the smokestack, or affirm the…
Chapter 19 The United States Military Health System Policy Challenges in Wartime and Peacetime John S. Murray and Mary W. Chaffee “Our team provides optimal health services in support of…
Chapter 51 The Politics of Advanced Practice Nursing Eileen T. O’Grady and Loretta C. Ford “We shall be what we determine to be.” —Margareta Madden Styles, Nurse leader and legend…
Chapter 65 An Overview of Legislation and Regulation Nancy Ridenour and Yvonne Santa Anna “Law is order, and good law is good order.” —Aristotle Influencing the Legislative Process Public policy…
Chapter 61 Collective Bargaining in Nursing Judith Shindul-Rothschild “Unions provide nurses with real power to protect their practice and their profession.” —Donna Kelly-Williams, RN, President of Massachusetts Nurses Association, March…
