Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting
the Health of Populations 2026 Update
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Community/Public Health Nursing ... ... is the synthesis of nursing practice and public
health practice.
... has the major goal to preserve the health of the
community and surrounding populations.
... focuses on health promotion, prevention and
health maintenance.
... is associated with health and identification of
populations at risk rather than an episodic
response to patient demand.
-Has shifted to preventing rather then treating
So...What's different? Your focus has been on
Individuals
Illness and disease
Acute care
The Mission of Public Health is ... ... social justice, which entitles all people to basic
necessities such as adequate income and health
protection and accepts collective burdens to make
this possible.
, How Do We Define Health? -A state of complete well-being, physical, social,
and mental, and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity
-The extent to which an individual or group is able,
on the one hand, to realize aspirations and satisfy
needs; and, on the other hand, to change or cope
with the environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a
resource for everyday life, not the objective of
living; it is a positive concept emphasizing social
and personal resources, and physical capacities.
(Considers the physical, social, role, mental, and
general perceptions of health statuses)
how do we define community -is a group or collection of locality-based
individuals, interacting in social units and sharing
common interests, characteristics, values, and/or
goals.
the Health of Populations 2026 Update
Save
Terms in this set (29)
Community/Public Health Nursing ... ... is the synthesis of nursing practice and public
health practice.
... has the major goal to preserve the health of the
community and surrounding populations.
... focuses on health promotion, prevention and
health maintenance.
... is associated with health and identification of
populations at risk rather than an episodic
response to patient demand.
-Has shifted to preventing rather then treating
So...What's different? Your focus has been on
Individuals
Illness and disease
Acute care
The Mission of Public Health is ... ... social justice, which entitles all people to basic
necessities such as adequate income and health
protection and accepts collective burdens to make
this possible.
, How Do We Define Health? -A state of complete well-being, physical, social,
and mental, and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity
-The extent to which an individual or group is able,
on the one hand, to realize aspirations and satisfy
needs; and, on the other hand, to change or cope
with the environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a
resource for everyday life, not the objective of
living; it is a positive concept emphasizing social
and personal resources, and physical capacities.
(Considers the physical, social, role, mental, and
general perceptions of health statuses)
how do we define community -is a group or collection of locality-based
individuals, interacting in social units and sharing
common interests, characteristics, values, and/or
goals.
