Understanding Community Health Nursing and Promotion of Public Health
Explore the definitions of community, community health, and community health nursing as outlined by WHO expert committees. Learn about the importance of addressing health problems within a community, promoting preventive and curative services, and integrating nursing practices with public health strategies for the well-being of the population.
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Definition of community Community is a social group determined by i. geographic boundary and common values & interests ii. The members know and interact with each other, it functions within a particular social structure, exhibits and create certain norms, values and social institutions WHO expert committee
Definition of community health The state of health of all the members of the community, problems affecting this health & health care services available in the community WHO expert committee Community health deals with preventive, curative & promotional services and its focus is health problems of the community
Definition of community health nursing community health nursing comprises the skills of nursing programms for the promotion of health, the improvement of conditions in the social and physical environment, the prevention of illness and disability and rehabilitation WHO expert committee CHN is a synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice applied in promoting and preserving thed health of the population ANA 1973
