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Index 2006 1/9/07 3:08 PM Page 14 Editorial Index 2006 =A= ASTHMA Fighting for Air. Asthma has become such a problem that, worldwide, it ranks above TB and HIV combined. Are we doing enough to understand and prevent this common, but complex, killer? June p. 12. AWARDS Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro once again ranks on Modern Healthcare maga zine's most influential people in health care list. September p. 8. Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro named one of America's "best and bright est" by Esquire magazine. December p. 6. =B= BARGAINING Long Beach Memorial Medical Center RNs approve new contract. January/February p. 6. San Bernardino County per diem RNs ratify their first-ever contract. January/February p. 6. Desert Regional Medical Center RNs approve new contract. January/February p. 6. RNs Finally Strike New Deal with UC. Uni versity of California RNs negotiate a new contract. January/February p. 7. Bargaining Bonanza. A preview of bargaining for 2006. March p. 5. Daughters of Charity RNs Cinch New Contracts. March p. 6. Washington Hospital RNs Say Yes to New Contract. March p. 6. Petaluma Valley Hospital RNs approve new contract. April p. 6. Watsonville Community Hospital RNs approve new contract. April p. 6. Enloe Medical Center RNs approve new contract. April p. 6. Contra Costa County Health Services RNs reach new contract. April p. 6. San Mateo County RNs approve new con tract. June p. 9. Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas RNs win a new contract. June p. 9. Sutter Lakeside Hospital RNs ratify a new contract. June p. 9. 14 REGISTERED NURSE Cook County Nurses Win a Historic TurnAround Victory. In the face of deep concessions, nurses in Chicago establish a landmark first contract. July p. 4. Palomar Pomerado RNs settle contract. July p. 10. Kaiser Bargaining Update. July p. 10. Eureka and Apple Valley RNs approve new contract. August p. 7. Sutter Roseville Medical Center RNs approve new contract. August p. 7. Sacramento County county and corrections RNs vote for new contract. September p. 8. Olympia Medical Center RNs held a vigil to protest takeaways. September p. 8. Kaiser RNs Win Stunning Gains in New Contract, Making it Perhaps Best in Nation. October p. 8. Alameda Hospital RNs approve new contract. November p. 8. University of California RNs approve a contract reopener. November p. 8. Citrus Valley Medical Center RNs approve a first contract in record time. November p. 8. Catholic Healthcare West's three hospitals near Bakersfield win new contract and will join master agreement. December p. 6. Good Samaritan Hospital RNs reach new agreement. December p. 6. San Joaquin County RNs ratify new contract. December p. 6. BOOK REVIEWS We Need Stronger Doors. Book review of The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu. March p. 4. Lit Review. Healthcare remains one of the nation's top concerns and a hot book topic. Our annual summer book review special covers what's being written about the debate. July p. 12. Finding Your Voice. A book review of From Silence to Voice: What Nurses Know and Must Communicate to the Public. August p. 6. The Gift of Grief. A review of On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss. September p. 14. What Price, War? Two books explore the health consequences of war and terrorism. December p. 13. W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G =C= CE Critical Patient Advocacy Issues Facing Correctional RNs in California, Part II. January/February p. 21. Critical Patient Advocacy Issues Facing Correctional RNs in California, Part III. March p. 22. =D= DISASTER RELIEF Missing and Inaction. Both the Red Cross and government couldn't or wouldn't provide the medical care needed after Hurricane Katrina. Just who's in charge of handling our medical response to disasters? January/February p. 9. Katrina RNs Reunite, Regroup to Bring Medicare For All. RNs who volunteered after Hurricane Katrina and Rita meet up to discuss universal healthcare. April p. 4. RN Disaster Response Network Launches. CNA/NNOC creates a system to ready RN volunteers. September p. 4. =E= EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN Cleaning House. California is ready for clean money elections, and here's why. January/February p. 8. Don't Get Sick in America. Bush's big idea for healthcare reform is to shift all the risk and burden onto those who need it most, but can't afford it already. March p. 7. Fightin' Words. How California nurses are cleaning up politics and challenging corporations for the health of our kids and future generations. April p. 7. Clear and Present Danger. A federal labor board decision on whether RNs are supervisors holds the potential to deprive all RNs of their union rights. June p. 3. Extreme Makeover. As the November election approaches, Arnold Schwarzenegger now claims he's a healthcare reformer, but his own words and actions say the opposite. July p. 11. DECEMBER 2006