Healthy Places, Healthy People

by Dreher, Melanie, Ph.D.; Shapiro, Dolores; Asselin, Micheline

• ISBN13: 9781930538177
• ISBN10: 1930538170
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-30
• Publisher: Sigma Theta Tau Intl

Summary

Rush Univ., Chicago, IL. Discusses concept of culture to explain how communities work. Topics include cultural framework of community health, building community capacity through cultural knowledge, community cultural assessment, culture-based planning for community health, and more. For nurses. Softcover. DNLM: Community Health Nursing.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiv
Part I: Community Health Practice: Its Features and Foundations	1	(48)
References	2	(1)
The Cultural Framework of Community Health	3	(16)
Cultural Competence in Nursing Practice	5	(3)
Conservatism in Community Nursing	8	(2)
The Scientific Basis of Community Health Nursing	10	(4)
Summary	14	(5)
References	15	(4)
The Cultural Foundation of Community Health	19	(30)
What Is Community Health Nursing?	20	(1)
What Is a Healthy Community?	20	(2)
What Is a Community?	22	(3)
Population	23	(1)
Environment	24	(1)
Culture	24	(1)
Who Is the Client in Community Health Nursing?	25	(3)
Populations	25	(2)
Communities	27	(1)
Building Community Capacity Through Cultural Knowledge	28	(1)
Community Nursing Practice	29	(4)
Assessment and Analysis	30	(1)
Community Planning and Intervention	31	(2)
Evaluation	33	(1)
The Nurse-Client Relationship	33	(2)
Community Nursing Values and Conflicts	35	(2)
Community Health Nursing: A Work in Progress	37	(12)
References	45	(4)
Part II: Culture and Health Assessment for Community Health Practice	49	(148)
References	50	(1)
Community Cultural Assessment	51	(68)
Community Cultural Assessment Process	54	(1)
Gathering Community Data	54	(7)
Selecting the Source of Data	55	(3)
Recording Data	58	(2)
Analysis of Data	60	(1)
The Community as a Place in Time	61	(1)
Spatial Dimensions of Community Life	62	(1)
Size and Boundaries	62	(1)
Regional Position	63	(2)
Geophysical and Climate Factors	65	(1)
Land Use	66	(2)
Housing	68	(1)
Transportation and Communication	69	(2)
Mental Maps	71	(2)
Managing Spatial Data	72	(1)
Temporal Dimensions of Community Life	73	(1)
Community History	73	(1)
Cyclical Population Movement	74	(1)
Economic Cycle	75	(1)
Psychological Cycles	76	(2)
Cyclical Crises	78	(2)
Managing Time-Specific Data	79	(1)
The Community as a Population	80	(2)
Population Size, Density, and Distribution	81	(1)
Temporary Subpopulations	82	(1)
Biological Composition: Age and Sex	82	(2)
Racial and Ethnic Groups	84	(3)
Occupation, Income, and Education Level	87	(2)
Residential and Household Characteristics	89	(1)
Managing Population Data	90	(1)
The Community as a Social System	91	(2)
Community Institutions	91	(2)
Economic Institutions	93	(1)
Government, Politics, and Law Enforcement	94	(3)
Domestic Organization	97	(3)
Religious Institutions	100	(2)
Educational Institutions	102	(2)
Recreation	104	(2)
Voluntary Organizations	106	(2)
Horizontal Stratification	108	(2)
Vertical Segmentation	110	(2)
Managing Social System Data	112	(1)
Summary	112	(7)
References	113	(6)
Community Health Assessment	119	(78)
What Is a Healthy Community?	120	(1)
Measuring the Health of Communities	120	(4)
Analyzing the Health of Communities	124	(1)
Assessing the Health of Populations	124	(1)
Biostatistical Measures of Population Health	125	(2)
Calculating Rates	125	(2)
Mortality Rates	127	(1)
Morbidity Rates	128	(2)
Epidemiological Studies of Population Health	130	(4)
Case-Control Studies	130	(2)
Cohort Studies	132	(2)
Community Health Status: Vulnerable Groups	134	(1)
Infectious Diseases	135	(1)
Chronic Diseases	136	(1)
Chronic Disability	137	(1)
Behavioral Health	138	(1)
Maternal-Child Health	139	(1)
Maternal-Child Health Behavior	140	(2)
School-Age Child Health	142	(1)
Worker Health	143	(2)
Unhealthy Behaviors	145	(1)
Population Health Status Indicators	146	(5)
Health-Related Data	151	(3)
The United States Census	151	(1)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	152	(1)
State Health Departments	152	(1)
Local Sources	153	(1)
Health Surveys and Epidemiological Studies	154	(1)
Assessing the Health of the Environment	154	(2)
Air Pollution	156	(2)
Water Pollution	158	(2)
Food Contamination	160	(1)
Waste Management	161	(1)
Solid Waste	161	(2)
Sewage	163	(1)
Radioactive Waste	164	(2)
Chemical Waste	166	(2)
Noise Pollution	168	(1)
Disease Vectors	169	(1)
Disasters	170	(2)
Crime	172	(2)
Accidents	174	(1)
Housing Construction	175	(1)
Community Buildings	176	(2)
Energy Management	178	(1)
Overview	179	(1)
Assessing the Infrastructure for Prevention and Health Promotion	180	(2)
Public Health Institutions	182	(2)
Health Departments	184	(2)
Personal Health Services and Public Health	186	(1)
Healthy Planning Agencies	187	(1)
Healthcare Financing	187	(1)
Beliefs About Public Health	188	(2)
Alternative Health Systems	190	(1)
Summary	191	(6)
References	192	(5)
Part III: Action and Advocacy in Community Health Practice	197	(56)
References	198	(1)
Culture-Based Planning for Community Health	199	(26)
The Value of Community Health Planning	200	(1)
Trends in Health Planning	201	(1)
Resource-Based Planning	202	(3)
Population-Based Planning	205	(2)
Culture-Based Planning	207	(3)
Community Participation in Health Planning	210	(3)
Creating a Culture-Based Community Health Plan	213	(9)
Goals	214	(2)
Priorities	216	(2)
Measurable Outcomes	218	(1)
Operational Plans	219	(1)
Cost-Effectiveness	220	(1)
Evaluation	221	(1)
Culture, Change, and Planning	222	(3)
References	223	(2)
Community Practice Implementation: Culture-Based Leadership	225	(28)
Implementation, Leadership, and Community Nursing Practice	226	(1)
Implementation Strategies	226	(3)
The Complexity of Community Clients	229	(4)
Creating Community Relations: Constituencies and Coalitions	233	(5)
Implementing the Healthy Community Agenda	238	(8)
The Case Statement: Formulating the Culturally Effective Message	246	(2)
Summary	248	(5)
References	250	(3)
Epilogue	253	(4)
References	255	(2)
Index	257