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AFT Health Care Subject Index

This subject index provides links to the most recent and relevant articles on the topics listed below. You can also search for AFT Health Care articles through the Issues Index or Author Index. If you have any questions or are having trouble finding a specific article, please email us at hc@aft.org.

Code Red (15)
Democracy (7)
Environmental Justice (3)
Equity (16)
Food and Nutrition (1)
Healthcare System/Systemic Change (17)
Moral Injury (11)
Native American Health (2)
Nursing (13)
Primary Care (4)
Public Health (3)
Unions (26)
Where We Stand (9)

Code Red

Vicky Byrd
Fall 2024- Nursing on the Frontier
Diana Bijon
Fall 2024- From Complacency to Victory
Sherri Dayton, Martha Marx
Fall 2024- A Path Forward
Donna Phillips, Stacey Sever
Spring 2024- Standing Up for Alaska's Nurses
Frederick E. Kowal, Carolyn Kube
Spring 2024- Fighting for Healthcare Access in Central Brooklyn
Tamie Cline
Spring 2024- Empowering Nurses in Oregon
John Brady
Spring 2024- Making a Difference for Nurses in Connecticut
Spring 2024- From Code Red to Caring
David Keepnews, Katharine Weiss
Fall 2023- Winning Staffing Legislation in Washington Is Just the First Step
Connie Smith, Jamie Lucas
Fall 2023- Prizing the Frontline, Not the Bottom Line, in Wisconsin
Debbie White, Barbara Rosen
Fall 2023- We Won't Stop Until We Win Safe Staffing in New Jersey
Tamie Cline, Shane Burley
Fall 2023- Historic Staffing Win for Oregon Health Professionals
Amy Lee Pacholk
Fall 2023- Healing the Healers in New York
Rick Lucas
Fall 2023- Building a Statewide Movement in Ohio
John Brady
Fall 2023- Winning Landmark Legislation for Connecticut Nurses

Democracy

Russell Muirhead, Nancy L. Rosenblum
Fall 2022- Conspiracy in America
Jeffrey C. Isaac, William Kristol
Fall 2022- Pay Attention
Jacqueline Patterson
Fall 2022- Our Communities and Our Planet Depend on a Thriving Democracy
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Shailly Gupta Barnes, Josh Bivens, Krista Faries, Thea Lee, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Fall 2021- Moral Policy = Good Economics
Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
Fall 2020- The Crisis of American Democracy
Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Fall 2020- One Person, One Vote
Suzanne Nossel
Fall 2020- Social Media, Free Speech, and the Scourge of Misinformation

Environmental Justice

Jacqueline Patterson
Fall 2022- Our Communities and Our Planet Depend on a Thriving Democracy
Na'Taki Osborne Jelks
Spring 2022- Environmental Justice
Harriet A. Washington
Fall 2020- Healing a Poisoned World

Equity

Kimá Joy Taylor
Fall 2024- Why Are We Not Already More Diverse?
Kimá Joy Taylor
Fall 2024- From “Do No Harm” to “Do More Good”
Brian H. Williams
Spring 2024- Race Is Not a Risk Factor
Janice Phillips
Fall 2023- Achieving Health Equity
Richard D. Kahlenberg
Fall 2023- Tearing Down Invisible Walls
Stephanie Hall, Anna Bernstein
Spring 2023- Profiteering in Education
Harold Meyerson
Fall 2022- Economic Inequality Is Undermining America
Heather McGhee
Fall 2022- The Benefits of Collective Action
Sarah MacLaughlin, Shay-Lee Perez, Rahil D. Briggs
Fall 2021- Boosting Child and Caregiver Health
Stephanie Bi, Scott C. Cook, Marshall H. Chin
Fall 2021- Improving Care of LGBTQ People of Color
Ella Greene-Moton, Suzanne Selig, Eugenia Eng
Fall 2021- Brave Spaces
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Shailly Gupta Barnes, Josh Bivens, Krista Faries, Thea Lee, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Fall 2021- Moral Policy = Good Economics
Zinzi D. Bailey, J. Robin Moon
Fall 2021- Investing In Our Future
Rachel Roberts
Spring 2021- Improving Communication and Care
Jamila K. Taylor
Spring 2021- The Importance of Respectful Maternity Care for Women of Color
Harriet A. Washington
Fall 2020- Healing a Poisoned World

Food and Nutrition

Valerie Segrest, Janie Simms Hipp
Fall 2020- Traditional Food Knowledge Among Native Americans

Healthcare System/Systemic Change

Dan Arnold
Fall 2024- Bigger Med
Mary Bugbee
Fall 2024- How Private Equity Has Looted Our Hospitals
Joi Chaney, Andrea Harris, Anne Shoup, Maddie Twomey
Fall 2024- How Healthcare Has Improved Under the Biden-Harris Administration
Kimá Joy Taylor
Fall 2024- From “Do No Harm” to “Do More Good”
Wendy Dean
Spring 2024- Building a Morally Centered Healthcare Organization
Rachel Jones
Spring 2024- Helping Healthcare Workers Heal
Pamela Hummer
Spring 2024- Creating a Healthy Community
Alex Dubov, Lisa R. Roberts
Spring 2024- Beyond Mandates
AFT Healthcare Staffing Shortage Task Force
Spring 2023- Solving the Staffing Crisis
Stacey Sever, Donna Phillips, Jill Hasen, Carolyn Cole
Spring 2023- Ending the Scourge of Workplace Violence
Robert W. Derlet
Spring 2023- Bedside Medicine to Corporate Medicine
Sherri Dayton
Fall 2022- Our Healthcare System Is Crashing
Jordan Barab
Fall 2022- Making OSHA Work for You
Jordan Barab
Fall 2022- Ensuring Your Safety
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Shailly Gupta Barnes, Josh Bivens, Krista Faries, Thea Lee, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Fall 2021- Moral Policy = Good Economics
Patricia Pittman
Spring 2021- Moral Injury
John A. Kitzhaber
Fall 2020- COVID-19

Moral Injury

Workplace Change Collaborative
Spring 2024- Caring for the Caregivers
Wendy Dean
Spring 2024- Building a Morally Centered Healthcare Organization
Rachel Jones
Spring 2024- Helping Healthcare Workers Heal
Wendy Dean
Fall 2023- Clinicians in Distress
Tamie Cline
Fall 2023- We Are Not OK
AFT Healthcare Staffing Shortage Task Force
Spring 2023- Solving the Staffing Crisis
Barb Pomasl, Bill Garrity
Spring 2022- Fighting for Our Patients and Our Profession
Rebecca Kolins Givan
Spring 2022- Organizing on the Frontlines
Fahmida Hossain, Ariel Clatty
Spring 2021- Self-Care Strategies in Response to Nurses' Moral Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Spring 2021- What Causes Moral Injury
Patricia Pittman
Spring 2021- Moral Injury

Native American Health

Crystal Lee
Spring 2024- Healing Ourselves as Indigenous People
Valerie Segrest, Janie Simms Hipp
Fall 2020- Traditional Food Knowledge Among Native Americans

Nursing

Vicky Byrd
Fall 2024- Nursing on the Frontier
Diana Bijon
Fall 2024- From Complacency to Victory
Sherri Dayton, Martha Marx
Fall 2024- A Path Forward
Stacey Sever, Donna Phillips, Jill Hasen, Carolyn Cole
Spring 2023- Ending the Scourge of Workplace Violence
Jill Sonke
Spring 2023- How the Arts Can Support Clinical Staff
Jill Sonke
Spring 2023- Why Medicine Needs the Arts
Stephanie Hall, Anna Bernstein
Spring 2023- Profiteering in Education
Deb Snell
Spring 2022- Boxing and Dancing at the Same Time
Barb Pomasl, Bill Garrity
Spring 2022- Fighting for Our Patients and Our Profession
Stephanie Bi, Scott C. Cook, Marshall H. Chin
Fall 2021- Improving Care of LGBTQ People of Color
LaTonya J. Trotter
Spring 2021- The Invisible Work of Nurse Practitioners
Fahmida Hossain, Ariel Clatty
Spring 2021- Self-Care Strategies in Response to Nurses' Moral Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Molly Case
Fall 2020- Finding Light in the Darkness

Primary Care

Rebecca Farley David, Connor McKay
Fall 2023- Caring for the Whole Person
Mary Koslap-Petraco
Spring 2022- Become a Vaccine Champion
Sarah MacLaughlin, Shay-Lee Perez, Rahil D. Briggs
Fall 2021- Boosting Child and Caregiver Health
LaTonya J. Trotter
Spring 2021- The Invisible Work of Nurse Practitioners

Public Health

Khiara M. Bridges
Fall 2022- Fundamental Rights
Ella Greene-Moton, Suzanne Selig, Eugenia Eng
Fall 2021- Brave Spaces
Zinzi D. Bailey, J. Robin Moon
Fall 2021- Investing In Our Future

Unions

Vicky Byrd
Fall 2024- Nursing on the Frontier
Diana Bijon
Fall 2024- From Complacency to Victory
Sherri Dayton, Martha Marx
Fall 2024- A Path Forward
Lois Uttley
Fall 2024- Coalition Power
Todd E. Vachon
Spring 2024- Unions Are Good Medicine
David Keepnews, Katharine Weiss
Fall 2023- Winning Staffing Legislation in Washington Is Just the First Step
Connie Smith, Jamie Lucas
Fall 2023- Prizing the Frontline, Not the Bottom Line, in Wisconsin
Debbie White, Barbara Rosen
Fall 2023- We Won't Stop Until We Win Safe Staffing in New Jersey
Tamie Cline, Shane Burley
Fall 2023- Historic Staffing Win for Oregon Health Professionals
Amy Lee Pacholk
Fall 2023- Healing the Healers in New York
Rick Lucas
Fall 2023- Building a Statewide Movement in Ohio
John Brady
Fall 2023- Winning Landmark Legislation for Connecticut Nurses
Spring 2023- Standing Up for What Matters
AFT Healthcare Staffing Shortage Task Force
Spring 2023- Solving the Staffing Crisis
Stacey Sever, Donna Phillips, Jill Hasen, Carolyn Cole
Spring 2023- Ending the Scourge of Workplace Violence
Morgan Garvin
Spring 2023- Do No Harm
Harold Meyerson
Fall 2022- Economic Inequality Is Undermining America
Jordan Barab
Fall 2022- Making OSHA Work for You
Jordan Barab
Fall 2022- Ensuring Your Safety
Katie Ekstrom
Spring 2022- Partnership in Flux
Deb Snell
Spring 2022- Boxing and Dancing at the Same Time
Peter Lazes, Marie G. Rudden
Spring 2022- Improving Working Conditions in Turbulent Times
Rebecca Kolins Givan
Spring 2022- Organizing on the Frontlines
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Shailly Gupta Barnes, Josh Bivens, Krista Faries, Thea Lee, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Fall 2021- Moral Policy = Good Economics
Spring 2021- What Causes Moral Injury
Patricia Pittman
Spring 2021- Moral Injury

Where We Stand

Randi Weingarten
Fall 2024- Where We Stand: Voting to Put Patients Over Profits
Randi Weingarten
Spring 2024- A Better Life for Us, Our Patients, and Our Communities
Randi Weingarten
Fall 2023- Where We Stand: Real Solutions: We're Fighting for—and Winning—Safe Staffing
Randi Weingarten
Spring 2023- Where We Stand: Fighting for a Better Life for All
Randi Weingarten
Fall 2022- Where We Stand: Fixing Our Broken Healthcare System, Together
Randi Weingarten
Spring 2022- Where We Stand: Aspiration to Action
Randi Weingarten
Fall 2021- Where We Stand: Our Keys to Recovery
Randi Weingarten
Spring 2021- Where We Stand: Caring for Healthcare Workers — Our Path from Surviving to Healing to Thriving
Randi Weingarten
Fall 2020- Where We Stand: Trump Chooses Chaos, We Choose Community