Canadian Community As Partner: Theory & Multidisciplinary Practice

by Vollman, Ardene Robinson, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780781784269
• ISBN10: 0781784263
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

This is the Canadian adaptation of the Fifth Edition of the AJN award-winning Community as Partner text. Focusing on public health promotion practices in Canada, this text examines the contemporary public health nurse's role as a hands-on caregiver, community detective, and epidemiologist. Part One provides a Canadian perspective on community nursing practice and legal, ethical, and sociocultural considerations. Part Two presents the Community as Partner Model, and Part Three contains case studies with Canadian examples. This edition places more emphasis on supportive environments for health, the five strategies of the Ottawa Charter, primary health care, and aboriginal and rural communities.

Table of Contents

Population Health Promotion: Essentials and Essence of Practice	p. 2
Ethics for Community Practice	p. 26
Epidemiology, Demography, and Community Health	p. 48
Creating Supportive Environments for Health: Social Network Analysis	p. 77
Developing Personal Skills: Empowerment	p. 94
Strengthening Community Action: Public Participation and Partnerships for Health	p. 113
Building Healthy Public Policy	p. 138
Reorienting Health Services	p. 148
Honouring Culture and Diversity in Community Practice	p. 164
Community Health Informatics	p. 190
Emerging Threats to Community Health	p. 204
A Model to Guide Practice	p. 218
Community Assessment	p. 238
Community Analysis and Diagnosis	p. 280
Planning a Community Health Program	p. 306
Implementing a Community Health Program	p. 327
Evaluating a Community Health Program	p. 346
Community Profile: Exemplar Health District	p. 373
Assessing the Health of Communities in Northern Canada	p. 397
Promoting the Health of Pregnant Women	p. 414
Promoting the Health of Schoolchildren	p. 432
Youth Engagement in Health Promotion	p. 449
Workplace Health Promotion	p. 470
Promoting the Health of Vulnerable Populations	p. 493
Using Technology to Promote the Health of Homebound Seniors	p. 508
A Model Assessment Guide for Nursing in industry	p. 521
Assessment of an industry	p. 527
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.