title: Rugged individualism and compassion: the foundation of public policy.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Public Health Service, Rockville, MD, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Plotnick
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Presler
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008119:Lobbying; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009726:Nurses; D014481:United States