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Putting Policy Theory to Work: Tobacco Control in California

University of California—San Francisco

Policy theory provides a useful lens for nurses evaluating how problems are understood and responded to within the policy arena. This article examines and critiques the agenda-setting model offered by John Kingdon. Furthermore, the theory is applied to the issue of tobacco control in the state of California, suggesting policy solutions and strategies to achieve their placement on the policy agenda. Strategies and techniques that may be useful to nurse policy champions are elucidated.

Key Words: policy theory • tobacco control • Kingdon

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Vol. 6, No. 2, 148-155 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1527154405276289


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