LEGISLATIVE PRIMER
Click here to view NAPNAP's Handbook on Federal Advocacy to learn about effective advocacy techniques, including understanding the legislative process, developing relationships with policy makers, coalition building, and apropriate lobying.
RECENT ARTICLES
An editorial published in the New York Times by an Oncology Nurse on how you can help promote Healthcare Reform.
JOURNALS
Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law
A bi-monthly peer-reviewed publication of Duke University Press.
New England Journal of Medicine
Published weekly by the Massachusetts Medical Society, with innovative perspectives and background on health policy issues.
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
A Peer-reviewed quarterly journal that publishes articles on legislation affecting nursing practice, case studies in policy and political action, interviews with policy makers and experts, and articles on trends and issues.
Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics
A bi-annual publication that provides a forum for interdisciplinary discussion of topics in health policy, health law, and biomedical ethics.
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
The peer-reviewed journal of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), containing a bi-annual section on health policy and how policy affects children's healthcare.
BOOKS
A book by Judith K. Leavitt, Mary W. Chaffee, and Diana J. Mason on the history of nursing's involvement with policy and politics, and how nurses can influence the future of healthcare through legislation. Search for it on
Amazon.
The Politics of Health Legislation: An Economic Perspective
A book by Paul Feldstein, an economist who explores how individuals, groups, and legislators sometimes act in their own self-interest.
Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy
A book by Carol and William Weissert, providing an excellent overview of health policy and how politics can shape policy.
ORGANIZATIONS
Learn about the organizations, community partnerships, and campaign efforts that NAPNAP is participating with in order to promote optimal children's health and support the professional practice of advanced practice nurses who provide children's healthcare.