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Shift in the change of medical care Paradigm shift
Key aspect of healthcare Prevention and Promotion
Prevention should begin During childhood
Core functions of public health Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Participate with the community, be Assessment
familiar with it and have an in-depth
understanding of the community
Leadership in developing policies Policy development
supporting the health population
Understanding what it means to
advocate for change
Ensuring that essential community- Assurance
oriented health services are available
Developing and maintaining
partnerships
Primary prevention Education
Secondary prevention Screening
,Tertiary screening Support
The population and patients actually Community based participatory research
become a part of the program
The practice of promoting and Public health
protecting the health of populations
using knowledge from nursing, social,
and public health sciences
Distinguishing features of PHN Nursing for social betterment
Families, groups, and populations are the clients
Seek to empower
Supports targets provisions
Provides culturally competent care
Goals for PH nursing Care in the here and now
Personal and intimate
Recognize uniqueness
Concepts of public health theory Population
Prevention
Risk-reduction
Social justice
The public health nurse develops a Primary prevention
health education program for a
population of school-age children
that teaches them about the effects of
smoking on health.
The public health nurse provides an Secondary Prevention
influenza vaccination program in a
community retirement village.
, The public health nurse provides a Tertiary prevention
diabetes clinic for a defined adult
population in a low-income housing
unit of the community.
Principles of Public Health nursing Emphasize primary prevention
Greatest good for the greatest number
Recognize the client as the partner
Use resources wisely to promote the best outcomes
Lillian Wald District nursing and settlement houses
Mary Breckinridge Midwifery
Focused on health disparities that are Healthy people 2020
influenced by determinants of health
Forces stimulating change in the Demographic trends - aging
demand for health care Social and economic trends - inflation
Health workforce trends - nursing shortage,
decrease PCP's, increase NP's
Technological trends
Causes of disparities in the US Cost, access, quality
Groups at risk for decreased access Poor, working, or nonworking
Minority groups
Non-english speakers
Elderly
Children
Access to primary care in the US is Insurance
primarily through
Which department has the most U.S. Department of health and human services
health related responsibilities