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**Q1:** A community health nurse is working with a grassroots lobbying group to bring equitable
health care access to a rural farm migrant area. Which fundamental ethical principle is the nurse using
to guide provisions of care for the migrant population?
A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Justice
,D) Veracity
**Answer: C**
**Rationale:** Justice refers to treating people fairly and promoting equity. By advocating for equitable
healthcare access for a disadvantaged migrant population, the nurse is applying the principle of justice .
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## SECTION 2: DEFINING COMMUNITY
### Three Types of Community
| Type | Definition | Example |
|------|------------|---------|
| **Geopolitical/Geographic** | Defined by physical area; can be defined on a map | A city, county,
neighborhood |
| **Common Interest/Phenomenological** | Defined by shared interests and goals | Families in a
school district, GEM cohort |
| **Community of Solution** | Defined by problem or issue of importance | Consortium to lower
obesity in Chicago |
### Population vs. Aggregate vs. Community
- **Population**: All people occupying an area or sharing one or more characteristics; people do NOT
necessarily interact
- **Aggregate**: A mass or grouping of distinct individuals considered as a whole; loosely associated
, - **Community**: A collection of people who INTERACT with one another and share a sense of unity or
belonging
**Practice Question:**
**Q2:** Which statement is MOST accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is defined solely by geographic boundaries
B) A community is a collection of people who share some important factors of their lives
C) A community is the same as a population
D) Community members do not interact with one another
**Answer: B**
**Rationale:** A community is 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 .
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## SECTION 3: LEVELS OF PREVENTION
### Five Levels of Prevention
**1. Primordial Prevention**
- Risk factor reduction targeted towards an **entire population** through focus on social and
environmental conditions
- Measures typically promoted through **laws and national policy**