Lecture Three: Community As Partner Flashcards
What is a Healthy Community?
one where people, organizations and local institutions work together to improve the social, economic and environmental conditions that make people healthy - the determinants of health
What are the 3 measures of community health?
status, structure and process
What is the status measure of community health
physical: often measured by traditional morbidity and mortality rates, life expectancy indices and risk factor profiles
emotional: can be measured by client satisfaction and mental health indexes
social: reflected in crime rates and individual and family function levels
prevention of illness
What is the structure measure of community health
includes community health services and resources and attributes of the community structure itself, commonly identified as social indicators or correlates of health
develop programs
meet w officials
What is the process measure of community health
how the community works together to function
management of relationships within society
commitment to community health
health promotion
Strategies to improve community health
status dimension: primary or secondary prevention levels
structural dimension: includes program development
process dimension: best strategy is health promotion
what is the healthy communities movement?
international movement in 1980s promoting healthy communities developed in Europe by the WHO
What is important about the healthy communities movement?
many determinants of health that are outside the scope of the health care system
implementing policies that would provide greater access and equity would have a tremendous impact on health
What are some characteristics of healthy communities?
clean and safe physical environments
peace, equity, and social justice
adequate access to food, clean water, shelter, income, safety, work, and recreation for all
strong, mutually supportive relationships and networks
wide participation of residents in decision making
strong cultural and spiritual heritage
diverse and robust economy
opportunities for learning and skill development
access to health services, including public health and preventive programs
CHN role in healthy communities
identifying health issues in the community
helping community members investigate health issues
lending their expertise to advocate specific issues
building coalitions with other sectors such as education, housing and recreation
What is the most important part of a healthy community
COMMUNITY AS PARTNER
community as partner model
a partnership conveys an egalitarian relationship between the CHN and the community
people need to be included during the entire community health nursing process
what is community partnership
collaborative decision making efforts in health planning with the goal of reducing health inequality and improving community health
What is a coalition
a group who shares a mutual issue or concern and join forces to attain a common goal in reference to addressing the issue
What are the steps in community development process?
defining the issue
initiating the process
planning community conversation
talking, discovering, connecting
creating an asset map
mobilizing the community
taking action
planning and implementing
