Table of Contents:
  • Part One: The Context of Community and Public Health Nursing
  • Chapter 1: Foundations of Public Health Nursing
  • Chapter 2: Public Health Systems
  • Chapter 3: Health Policy, Politics, and Reform
  • Chapter 4: Global Health
  • Part Two: Evidence-Based Practice and Population Health
  • Chapter 5: Frameworks for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Risk Reduction
  • Chapter 6: Epidemiology: The Science of Prevention
  • Chapter 7: Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates
  • Chapter 8: Gathering Evidence for Public Health Practice
  • Part Three: Implementing Nursing Practice in Community Settings
  • Chapter 9: Planning for Community Change
  • Chapter 10: Cultural Awareness, Sensitivity, and Respect
  • Chapter 11: Community Assessment
  • Chapter 12: Care Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare
  • Chapter 13: Family Assessment
  • Part Four: Challenges in Community and Public Health Nursing
  • Chapter 14: Risk of Infectious and Communicable Diseases
  • Chapter 15: Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Chapter 16: Violence and Abuse
  • Chapter 17: Substance Use Disorder
  • Chapter 18: Health Inequities in Populations
  • Chapter 19: Environmental Health
  • Chapter 20: Community Preparedness: Disaster and Terrorism
  • Part Five: Specialty Practice
  • Chapter 21: Community Mental Health
  • Chapter 22: School Health
  • Chapter 23: Innovative Community Engagement Practice to Advance Population Health
  • Chapter 24: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
  • Chapter 25: Occupational Health Nursing