NUR 4187-Public Health Exam 1 Study Guide.

NUR 4187-Public Health Exam 1 Study Guide/NUR 4187-Public Health Exam 1 Study Guide. Chapter 1: 1. What is the concept of community? ● The concepts of community and health together provide the foundation for understanding community health. Broadly defined, a community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives. In this text, the term community refers to 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. It can be a society of people holding common rights and privileges (e.g., citizens of a town), sharing common interests (e.g., a community of farmers), or living under the same laws and regulations (e.g., a prison community) 2. How would you describe the concept of the health continuum? Health involves a range of degrees from optimal health at one end to total disability or death at the other (Fig. 1–2), it is often described as a continuum. This health continuum applies not only to individuals but also to families and communities.