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Introduction of Community Health Nursing

This document defines and discusses concepts related to community health and community health nursing. It provides definitions of community from WHO and other sources that emphasize geographical boundaries, common values, social interaction, and shared goals among community members. Components of community are identified as people, common goals, place, and social interaction. Community health is defined as providing primary health facilities to achieve health for all, and referring to the health status and problems of a community as well as the total healthcare provided. Functions of community health nursing include assessing community health needs, formulating public health policies, and ensuring access to care. Key characteristics are that it combines public health and nursing services while focusing on population health, prevention, and collaboration.

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Prepared By : Mrs. Leena Sameep Sakpal. Nursing Tutor
Introduction • Community are as varied and individual as its members. • Often people belongs to two or more communities. Family,education,business,work, sport, religion, culture all involve communities that we take for granted as a normal part of our lives.
Definition According to WHO 1947 “ A community as a social group determined by geographical boundaries and common values and interest. Its member know and interact with each other. It functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creats certain norms,values and social institution. The individual belongs to the broader society through his family and community.”
Components of Community The sociologist Hillery 1955 determined the four common cpmponents of community such as 1. People, 2. Common goals 3. Place 4. Social interaction.
Definition by Alma-Ata Declaration (1978) “Community health means providing primary health facilities with the aim to achieve Health for All.” by Alma-Ata Declaration (1978)
According to WHO (1971) “Community health refers to the health Status of the members of the community, to the problems affecting their health and to the totality of health care provided to the community.”
Functions of Community Health • The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and population at risk to identify health problems and priorities. • The formulation of public policies designed to solve identified local and national health problems and priorities. • To assure that whole population must access to appropriate and cost-effective care, including health promotion and disease prevention services and evaluation of the effectiveness of that care.
Definition “Community Health Nursing means, providing health services to patients and healthy people in the community.”
Characteristics of Community Health Nursing • It is a field of nursing. • It combines public health and nursing services. • It focus on population and environment factors that may impact to people’s health. • It emphasize in health promotion, illness prevention, and wellness. • It promotes client responsibility and self-care. • It involves inter-professional collaboration.
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