Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Paper

Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Paper

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NSG/486: Public Health: Health Promotion And Disease Prevention

Wk 1 Assignment: Community/Public Health

Assignment Content

#1

This assignment is designed to ensure you understand the basics of public and community health. It is important to understand how closely related public and community health are.

In your assignment:

-Define public/community health nursing.

-Define primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention.

-Give examples of each level of prevention.

-Describe the nurse’s roles and responsibilities in community and public health nursing.

-Explain current issues community and public health nurses face.

Format your assignment as one of the following:

-875-word paper

or

-18- to 20-slide presentation

 

#2

On a separate page:

Explore HealthyPeople.gov to familiarize yourself with an initiative aimed at promoting health through attaining four overarching goals.

Due Thursday

After navigating the site, respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

How are the leading health indicators selected?

Which of the leading health indicator topic(s) is/are most important for your community or practice setting? Why?