NUR 330 Exam 2
- Ottowa Charter
Answer First international conference on health promotion, met on Nov 21, 1986; The goal of health promotion is to raise levels of wellness for individuals, families, population, and communities.
- Prerequisites for Health according to the Ottawa Charter
Answer The fundamental conditions and resources for health are peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable eco-system, sustainable resources, social justice, and equity; Improvement in health requires a secure foundation in these basic prerequisites.
- Principles of Healthy Community Movement
Answer This movement fosters "health and well-being through governance, empowerment, and participation, creating ur- ban places for equity and community prosperity and investing in people for a peaceful planet"
- Community
Answer A collection of people who share some important feature of their lives (ex. citizens of a town), have a sense of belonging, shared values, identity, values, norms, communications, and interests
- Three communities a community health nurse focuses on
Answer Geographic, com- mon interest, and health-related
- Population
Answer All the people occupying an area or all of those who share one or more characteristics; may not interact with each other or share a sense of belonging; useful in epidemiological study and collecting demographic data for health planning
- Aggregate 1 / 2
Answer Mass or grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and who are loosely associated with each other; communities and populations are types of aggregates
- Key Goal of Community-Based Nursing
Answer Primary prevention
- Primary Prevention
Answer Pre-pathogenic period; time before onset of disease or injury (ex. counsel on use of seat belts, immunizations, prevention of heart disease); Outreach, health teaching, coalition building, social marketing
- Secondary Prevention
Answer Detecting disease before symptoms occur; providing interventions to prevent or limit disability (ex. early treatment, BP screening, educa- tion on taking antihypertensive meds); Screening, case management, consultation, community organizing
- Tertiary Prevention
Answer Treatment for diagnosed conditions, halting the progress of disease, rehab, improving quality of life, alleviating or reducing symptoms (ex. physical rehab, counseling, referral, and follow up)
- Conducting a Community Assessment
Answer Gather and analyze information that will affect the health of the people to be served; Air quality, water quality, land
use, environment, housing, sanitation, safe waste disposal, location of schools, playgrounds and public transportation all need to be considered in a community assessment
- CHN Action for Community Assessment
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