Community Health Concepts NSG 221 Midterm Marian University fully solved 2024

Community Health Concepts NSG 221 Midterm Marian UniversityPopulation - correct answer group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area Public Health - correct answer the practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community primary prevention - correct answer Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring. i.e. immunizations secondary prevention - correct answer Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent. i.e. screening for cervical cancer tertiary prevention - correct answer actions taken to contain damage once a disease or disability has progressed beyond its early stages i.e. teaching pt w/ diabetes how to administer insulin Community - correct answer a collection or group of locally based individuals interacting in social units and sharing common interest, characteristics, value and goals Health People 2020 - correct answer National Preventive initiative that focuses on improving the health of Americans by providing a comprehensive set of diseases prevention and health promotion goals and objectives with target dates