can Nurses Association's Code of Ethics (2015), community health nurses must align them-
selves with public health programs that promote and preserve the health of populations by
influencing - ANSWER sociocultural issues
Mary is a nursing student doing her senior project in community health. Part of her assign-
ment is to conduct an activity that illustrates "social health" within a group in her commu-
nity. The most appropriate activity for Mary to organize would be a - ANSWER food bank
in a local church
It has been estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are responsible
for what percentage of all premature deaths in the United States? - ANSWER 50%
Early public health nurse Lillian Wald and her associates were successful in addressing health
and disease in the immigrant community by - ANSWER supporting political activities to
improve social and environmental conditions of immigrant families.
Disease prevention activities protect people from disease and the effects of disease. An ex-
ample of primary disease prevention is - ANSWER administering vaccines to children be-
fore kindergarten
Every 10 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publishes a national pre-
vention initiative titled Healthy People. One of the new objectives for Healthy People 2030 is
to: - ANSWER promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and well-being across all
life stages.
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