Community/Public Health Nursing:
Promoting the Health of Populations 2026 Update
Community/Public Health Nursing ... - (ANSWER)... 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? - (ANSWER)Your focus has been on
Individuals
Illness and disease
Acute care
The Mission of Public Health is ... - (ANSWER)... 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? - (ANSWER)-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 - (ANSWER)-is a group or collection of locality-based individuals,
interacting in social units and sharing common interests, characteristics, values, and/or goals.
, Community/Public Health Nursing:
Promoting the Health of Populations 2026 Update
Definitions from recent nursing literature- Their thought on what community means - (ANSWER)A. A
collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or characteristics form
the basis for a sense of unity or belonging
b. A group of people sharing common interests, needs, resources, and environment
c. A group of people who share some type of bond, who interact with each other, and who function
collectively regarding common concerns
d. A locality-based entity, composed of systems of formal organizations reflecting society's institutions,
informal groups, and aggregates
e. Four defining attributes are people, place, interaction, and common characteristics/interests/goals.
These attributes are contained within two main types of communities: geopolitical and
phenomenological.
Ex.nursing school, tornado victims
social health - (ANSWER)-Positive interactions among groups with emphasis on health promotion, and
illness prevention
Ex. Food banks, and programs that decrease domestic violence
what did you get out of learning about healthy people 2020 and what all they do - (ANSWER)-Nurses
need to know about this type of stuff because it helps them know what's going on in the national level
what does Determinants of Health and Disease mean - (ANSWER)The health status of a community is
associated with a number of factors such as health care access, economic conditions, social and
environmental issues, and cultural practices; it is essential for the community health nurse to
understand the determinants of health and recognize the interaction of the factors that lead to disease,
death, and disability.
what is public health - (ANSWER)(1) preventing disease,
(2) prolonging life, and
(3) promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort for
-Sanitation of the environment
Promoting the Health of Populations 2026 Update
Community/Public Health Nursing ... - (ANSWER)... 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? - (ANSWER)Your focus has been on
Individuals
Illness and disease
Acute care
The Mission of Public Health is ... - (ANSWER)... 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? - (ANSWER)-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 - (ANSWER)-is a group or collection of locality-based individuals,
interacting in social units and sharing common interests, characteristics, values, and/or goals.
, Community/Public Health Nursing:
Promoting the Health of Populations 2026 Update
Definitions from recent nursing literature- Their thought on what community means - (ANSWER)A. A
collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or characteristics form
the basis for a sense of unity or belonging
b. A group of people sharing common interests, needs, resources, and environment
c. A group of people who share some type of bond, who interact with each other, and who function
collectively regarding common concerns
d. A locality-based entity, composed of systems of formal organizations reflecting society's institutions,
informal groups, and aggregates
e. Four defining attributes are people, place, interaction, and common characteristics/interests/goals.
These attributes are contained within two main types of communities: geopolitical and
phenomenological.
Ex.nursing school, tornado victims
social health - (ANSWER)-Positive interactions among groups with emphasis on health promotion, and
illness prevention
Ex. Food banks, and programs that decrease domestic violence
what did you get out of learning about healthy people 2020 and what all they do - (ANSWER)-Nurses
need to know about this type of stuff because it helps them know what's going on in the national level
what does Determinants of Health and Disease mean - (ANSWER)The health status of a community is
associated with a number of factors such as health care access, economic conditions, social and
environmental issues, and cultural practices; it is essential for the community health nurse to
understand the determinants of health and recognize the interaction of the factors that lead to disease,
death, and disability.
what is public health - (ANSWER)(1) preventing disease,
(2) prolonging life, and
(3) promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort for
-Sanitation of the environment
