EDAPT - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Community Health Nursing is a population-focused approach to planning, implementing, and evaluating care
in a wide variety of settings for clients across the lifespan and from diverse backgrounds.
The major goal is to preserve the health of the community by focusing on health promotion and the health
maintenance of individuals, families, and groups within the community. The focus shifts from illness and
episodic (occurring at different intervals, separate events) response to health and identification of at-risk
populations.
The health status of populations across the United States varies greatly, reflecting the severe disproportion of
funding for preventative services and social and economic opportunities.
HEALTH is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. COMMUNITY is a group of individuals
that share a geographic location, common interests, characteristics, values, and goals while POPULATION is a
group of people with common personal or environmental characteristics.
What is included in the scope of public health? Select all that apply.
LIVING CONDITIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
PERSONAL HYGIENE EDUCATION
PREVENTATIVE CARE
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE INFECTIONS
Drag each of the five primary causes of premature death in adults in the United States to the column on the
right.
The five primary causes of premature death in adults in the United States include heart disease, cancer,
chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, and unintentional injuries.
Before we can understand Community Health Nursing, we must define health, community, and population.
HEALTH
The World Health Organization defines health as a "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (Nies & McEwen, 2019). The word "social" in this
definition is essential. Social health indicates community strength resulting from group collaboration to
prevent illness and promote health. Considering this social context, health depends on the goals and
performance of individuals, families, communities, and societies.
Public Health is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through organized
community effort. This is achieved by: