Lillian Wald - ANSWERFounder of public health nursing
Florence Nightingale - ANSWERNew sanitation methods put in place during Crimea
war
Sister Anthony O'Connell - ANSWERAngel of the battle field during civil war
Lina Rogers - ANSWERFirst school nurse in NYC in 1902
Populations - ANSWERAlso identified as an aggregate
Aggregate - ANSWERSpecific group of people who live in the same area, are similar
in age or have a common medical problem.
Communities - ANSWERConsist of people, social interaction, area and common ties.
Community - ANSWERMade up of many aggregates and community members can
belong to multiple aggregate groups.
Public Health - ANSWERA scientific discipline that includes the study of
epidemiology, statistics, and assessment.
Population Focus Practice - ANSWERCore of public health, a practice that
emphasizes health protection, promotion, and disease prevention of a population.
Health - ANSWERBased on human/biological, social, environmental and health care
systems that influence our level of wellness.
Social Justice - ANSWERAll people deserve a fair opportunity to obtain the basic
necessities of life, including health care.
Health Equity - ANSWEREveryone having equal access to healthcare.
Distributive Justice - ANSWERResources are directed at those most in need
(vulnerable population).
Community Competence - ANSWERAbilities, behaviors, relationships, and values
that enable individuals, groups, and organizations at any level of society to carry out
tasks or functions to achieve their development objectives over time.
Intersectionality - ANSWERConcept that every person has various memberships,
and each of these effects how they experience and perceive life effects.
Primary Asset Block - ANSWERAssets and capacities located inside the
neighborhood, largely under neighborhood control.