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Chapter 1
Health: A Community View
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What Is The Concern?
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What Is The Concern Here?
I cant aford to get sick
When can I get out o!the hospital?
I only ha"e # sick daysle!t
What i! I cant pay my
$ills?
What i! I loose my %o$?
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&ecline in Hospitali'ation (atesSlide 4
From US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the US,
1996.
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Community)
)is a group or collection o! locality*$ased indi"iduals+interacting in social units and sharing common
interests+ characteristics+ "alues and,or goals-
.The Community is the /atient0
eographic 2oundaries
Identity and 3n"ironment
Common oals
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&e4nitions6
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Indicators o! Health
What indicators do we use to measurehealth?
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What is /u$lic Health?Slide "
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Winslow5s Classic &e4nition o! /u$licHealth
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Community 6ursing &e4nitions
/u$lic Health 6ursing /ractice
How does the Community Afect the Health o! theindi"idual+ !amily+ or group
Community Health 6ursing /ractice
7ocus is health o! indi"iduals+ !amilies+ and groups and theefect on the health o! the community as a whole8outpatient9
Community*2ased 6ursing /ractice
7ocus on indi"iduals and !amilies where they li"e+ work+and go to school care is setting*speci4c and the emphasisis on acute and chronic care 8 in Home care or hospice9
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The Three ;e"els o! /re"entionSlide 11
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How Can We Help?
The High
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How Can We Help?
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