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community health
nursing
Lily L. Hsu
School of Nursing
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Early Stages:
1925 Beijing Union Hospital-Public Health Agency
(Dr. Gland).
1930 rural Health Education
2000 Pay attention to city and rural areas
community center development and practice model
2006-2007 Government emphasize the
importance of Community health, improve
community health centers, functions, farmer health
insurances
2000 Population
2050
40 11.30%
13.15
10 35
40
2007 3000 WHO
2010 4
880
Cardiovascular Diseases
Malignant Tumor
Cerebrovascular Disease
Disease of Respiratory System
Injury Intoxication
(National data, 2004)
DM
Hypertension
Stroke
Cardiovascular diseases
Obese
Smoking
TB
preventing disease,
prolonging life,
(Winslow, 1920)
Definition of Community
Health (ANA,2000
Characteristics of
Community Health Nursing
It is a field of nursing
It combines public health and
nursing
It focus in population and
environment factors that may
impact to peoples health
It emphasize in health promotion,
illness prevention, and wellness
Characteristics of
Community Health Nursing
It promotes client responsibility and
self-care
It uses aggregate measurement and
analysis
It use principle of organizational
theory
It involves inter-professional
collaboration.
Community Health
Practice
Health Promotion
1. Increase the
span of healthy
life for all citizens
Researcher
Nurses
Advocate
Leadership
Collaborator
Manager
Health Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Primary Prevention
Health Education
Adequate Nutrition
Individual Development
Adequate working environment and
recreation, resting
Pre-marriage counseling and education
Genetic Counseling
Regular Physical Examination
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Characteristics of
community health
nursing
it is a field of nursing
it combines public health with nursing
it is population-focused
it emphasizes wellness
it involves interdisciplinary collaboration
it promotes clients responsibility and
self care
homes
ambulatory service settings
schools
occupational health setting
residential institutions
the community at large