Chapter 1- Community Health

a population group (a group that share one or more personal or environmental characteristics)

systematic data collection about a population. This includes monitoring teh population's health status and providing information about the health of teh community

the public health role of making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available

poeple and the relationships that emerge among them as they develop and use in commonsome agencies and institutions and share a physical environment

occurs outside an institution. services are provided to individuals and families in a community

the provision of acute care and care for chronic health problems to individuals and families in the community

nursing practice in the community, with the primary focus on the health care of individuals, families, and groups in a community. ***The goal is to preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health

nursing that has as its primary focus the health care of either the community or a population of individuals, families, and groups

broader in scope than community-based practice. A form of care in which the nurse provides health care after doing a community diagnosis to determine what conditions need to be altered so that individuals, families, and groups in the community stay healthy

providing leadership in developing policies that support the health of the population

a collection of people who share one or more personal or environmental characteristics

emphasizes  populations who live in a community

the core of public health, a practice that emphasizes health protection, health promotion, and disease prevention of a population

both primary care and public health services that are designed to meet the basic needs of people in communities at an afforfable cost

community efforts designed to prevent disease and promote health. It can be what members of society do collectively to ensure conditions that support health

these include assessment, policy development, and assurance (making sure that community services are available)

a specialty of nursing that synthesizes nursing, social, and public health sciences to provide care to populations

services designed to detect and treat disease in the early acute stage

subsets of the population who share similar characteristics. For example, people older than 65yrs who live in a residential home would be a subpopulation of a larger population of olfrt persons in the community

services designed to limit the progression of disease or disability