Policy & Politics textbook receives high honors and reviews

The nursing textbook, Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 6th Edition has received high honors and reviews. Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) Board member and leader in women's and infants' health and research, Irma Goertzen, RN, MA authored a chapter in this must-have textbook.

The book received two American Journal of Nursing (AJN) "Book of the Year" awards for 2011 in the Community-Public Health category and the History-Public Policy category. The awards were announced in the January 2012 issue of AJN. The announcement appears at: http://links.lww.com/AJN/A33.

"Policy & Politics has been a key component of the nursing curriculum for many years," said Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, President and CEO of SWHR. "SWHR is proud to see sex differences covered in such detail in this book and congratulates the authors on receiving such high praise."

In addition to the awards, a glowing review of the book was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The awards and JAMA review reflect the high quality of the textbook. This valuable book will continue to be a vital resource for nursing students for many years to come.

 Society for Women's Health Research