Community & Public Health Nursing
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 5:25 pm
Community & Public Health Nursing – Summary
1. Key Concepts
1. Key Concepts
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary levels).
- Epidemiology: Study of disease patterns & risk factors.
- Social Determinants of Health: Economic, social, & environmental factors affecting health.
- Educator: Health awareness programs.
- Advocate: Ensuring healthcare access.
- Care Provider: Immunizations, screenings, chronic disease management.
- Researcher: Analyzing health trends & evaluating programs.
- Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases: TB, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hypertension.
- Immunization Programs: Vaccination schedules, herd immunity.
- Maternal & Child Health: Family planning, antenatal/postnatal care.
- Environmental & Occupational Health: Pollution, sanitation, workplace safety.
- Disaster Management: Response to natural & man-made disasters.
- Schools (Health education, vaccinations).
- Workplaces (Occupational health, safety).
- Home Health Care (Elderly, chronic disease).
- Rural & Urban Communities (Public health interventions).