PART 1

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR HEALTHY PARTNERSHIPS

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The World as Community: Globalization and Health   Lynda Law Wilson

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2

Community Health Nursing: Essentials of Practice   Elizabeth T. Anderson

16

3

Epidemiology, Demography, and Community Health   Judith McFarlane

26

4

Environment and the Health of Communities   Robert W. McFarlane

49

5

Ethical Quandaries in Community Health Nursing   Susan Scoville Walker

73

6

Empowerment and Healing   Bruce Leonard

86

7

Cultural Competence: Common Ground for Partnerships in Health Care   Judith C. Drew

103

8

Partnering with Communities for Healthy Public Policy   Julia Henderson Gist

119

9

Informatics and Community Health Nursing   Teresa J. Walsh

130

10

Preventing and Managing Community Emergencies: Disasters and Infectious Diseases   Elnora P. Mendias and Deanna E. Grimes

141

PART 2

THE PROCESSS

169

11

Community Assessment: Using a Model for Practice   Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane

170

12

Community Analysis and Nursing Diagnosis   Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane

215

13

Planning a Community Health Program   Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane

240

14

Implementing a Community Health Program   Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane

258

15

Evaluating a Community Health Program   Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane

271

PART 3

PRACTICING WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES

289

16

Promoting Healthy Partnerships with Schools   Nina M. Fredland

290

17

Promoting Healthy Partnerships with Faith Communities   Nina M. Fredland

306

18

Promoting Healthy Partnerships with Marginalized Groups   Nina M. Fredland

320

19

Promoting Healthy Partnerships in the Workplace   Ann T. Malecha

333

20

Promoting Healthy Partnerships with Community Elders   Shirley F. Hutchinson

354

21

Promoting Healthy Partnerships with Rural Communities   David Hartley

366

Appendix A

A Guide to Nursing Assessment of the Workplace   Ann T. Malecha and Nancy Zamboras

379

Postscript

385

Index

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