nursing and caring in the community Flashcards
ANA definition of nursing
-the protection, promotion, & optimization of health & abilities, prevention of illness & injury, alleviation of suffering through the dx & tx of human response & advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, a populations
Institute of medicine definition of public health
what society does collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy
6 principles of public health
· Focus on the aggregate population group we common characteristics)
· promote prevention
·encourage community organization
· practice the ethical theory of the greater good
· model leadership in health
· Use epidemiologic knowledge & methods
10 great public health achievements in the U.S
· vaccinations
·motor vehicle safety
·safer workplaces
·control of infectious diseases
. decrease in coronary heart disease & stroke deaths
· safer & healthier foods
· healthier mothers & babies
·Family planning
·Fluoridation of drinking water
·recognition of tobacco as a health hazard
healthy people 2030
an organization that identifies public health priorities to help individuals, organization, and communities across the u.s. to improve health & well being
vision of healthy people 2030
-a society in which all people can achieve their full potential for health & well being across the life span
mission of healthy people 2030
-to promote strengthen and evaluate the nation’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of all people
healthy people’s 2030 leading health indicators
a small subset of high-priority H.P. 2030 objectives selected to drive action toward improving health & well-being. Helps organizations, communities & states across the nation focus their resources & efforts to improve health & well-being
H.P 2030 social determinants of health
-economic stability
-education access & quality
-health care access & quality
-neighborhood and built environment
-social and community context
