Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing
by Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette Lancaster
5th Edition
Publisher: Mosby
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780323443838 |
| eText ISBN | 9780323443814 |
| Publisher | Mosby |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 5th Edition |
| Language | English |
Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition, is a textbook that adopts a practical, community-oriented approach to population care. The volume focuses on health promotion and disease prevention across diverse community health settings.
The text examines the history and structure of public health systems alongside ethical, legal, environmental, and economic factors. It also addresses core population methods such as epidemiological applications and community assessment, while exploring health risks across the life span and the needs of vulnerable populations.
To support concept application, each chapter incorporates Healthy People 2020 objectives that highlight national health priorities and emerging challenges.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
Chapter 2: The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
Chapter 3: The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems
Chapter 4: Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
Chapter 5: Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
Chapter 6: Environmental Health
Chapter 7: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
Chapter 8: Economic Influences
Chapter 9: Epidemiological Applications
Chapter 10: Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 11: Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
Chapter 12: Community Assessment and Evaluation
Chapter 13: Case Management
Chapter 14: Disaster Management
Chapter 15: Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
Chapter 16: Program Management
Chapter 17: Managing Quality and Safety
Chapter 18: Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
Chapter 19: Family Health Risks
Chapter 20: Health Risks Across the Life Span
Chapter 21: Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview
Chapter 22: Rural Health and Migrant Health
Chapter 23: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
Chapter 24: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
Chapter 25: Violence and Human Abuse
Chapter 26: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Chapter 27: HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
Chapter 29: The Faith Community Nurse
Chapter 30: The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools
Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
Chapter Appendix A: Guidelines for Practice
Chapter Appendix B: Assessment Tools
Chapter Appendix C: Essential Elements of Public Health Nursing
Chapter Appendix D: Hepatitis Information
Chapter Appendix E: Glossary
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