Overview Of PHN Flashcards
2 Major Fields in Nursing
CHN and Hospital Nursing
A state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity (WHO,1995).
Health
Community vitality and a result of positive
interaction among groups within the
community with emphasis on health
promotion & illness prevention.
-Social means “of or living together in an
organized groups or similar close
aggregates”
- Refers to units of people in communities
who interact with one another.
Social Health
- Family, community, society, and environment
are interrelated and have an impact on
health. - Illness, health and peak of wellness are on
a continuum
-The high level of wellness of every
individual in the community can be
integrated in the level of optimum and
continuous functioning that they are
capable to maintain
CONCEPT OF WELLNESS (Dunn,1961)
Is a group of people sharing common
geographic boundaries or values and
interests.
Community
1996 –definition focused on geographical
boundaries & social attributes of people.
Community
Recent Literature: a collection of people
who interact with one another and whose
common interests or characteristics form the
basis for a sense of unity or belonging
Community
Part of paramedical and medical
intervention/ approach which is concerned
on the health of the whole population
Community health
Part of paramedical and medical
intervention/ approach which is concerned
on the health of the whole population
Community health
Community health aims for?
Health promotion
Disease prevention
Management of factors affecting health
responsibility as a _________ to a certain community
that one of our concept goal is health
promotion where being the advocate
of every program that the community
people must cooperate and also giving
them the knowledge on how to go
through for prevention of disease
CHN
It is defined by its geographical boundaries
with certain identifiable characteristics
It is made up of institutions organized into a
social system with the institutions &
organizations linked in a complex network
having formal and informal power structure
& communicable system
A common or shared that binds the
members together exists
Characteristics of Community
A community has an area with __________ within which a problem can be identified and
solved
fluid boundaries
A community has a population __________ concept
aggregate
the attitude of the people living
in the community will greatly affect the
implementation of such health program and
activities
People