1: Health Promotion
Domain 1Health Promotion DOMAIN 1. HEALTH PROMOTIONThe awareness of well-being or normality of function and the strategies used to maintain control of and enhance that well-being or normality of function…
Is There a Nurse in the House? The Nurses in the United States Congress
Chapter 76 Is There a Nurse in the House? The Nurses in the United States Congress Mary W. Chaffee “I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more…
The Uninsured and Underinsured—On the Cusp of Health Reform
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…
Taking Action: Community Advocacy in Pennsylvania: How I Worked to Make my Community Healthier
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…
Taking Action: The Nightingales Take on Big Tobacco
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…
Contemporary Issues in Government
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…
Taking Action: One Nurse’s Fight Against Gang Violence in California
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…
Taking Action: The Canary Coalition for Clean Air in North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains
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…
The United States Military Health System: Policy Challenges in Wartime and Peacetime
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…
