Week 3-5 Flashcards
Rural Health Inequities
- Access to care
- Access to technology
- Water quality
- Food insecurity
Rural Health Barriers
- Low income
- Lower secondary education rate
- Increase smoking & obesity
- Lower life expectancy
- Higher mortality risks
- Social exclusion
Family Assessment
- Strength-based
- Create therapeutic relationship
- Information gathering (exploratory & prior)
- Check personal biases
McGill Model
- All families possess health potential
- Engagement in health-related problem solving
- Competence in health behavior
- Improve health status
Genogram
- Family structure through composition
- Identify individual/family strengths
Ecomap
- Family within community context
- Clients social network
Spiralling Process
Phase 1
- Exploring
- Look for strengths
Phase 2
- Zeroing in
- Identify workable goals
- Prioritize goals
Phase 3
- Working out
- Plan into action
Phase 4
- Reviewing
- Appreciate strengths/resources
- Clients feelings
Community Health Needs Assessment
- Identify strengths/needs of community
- Collaborative action planning
- Improving health status/quality of life
Community as Partner Model
- People in community
- Stressors penetrate community
- Effects on equilibrium
- Interventions on various prevention levels
Community as Capacity Model
- Strengthen ability of community
- Members take action
- Further development
Community Health Promotion Model
- Acknowledge determinants
PISO
- Who is population
- What is the intervention
- Where is the setting
- What is anticipated outcome
Community Assessment Types
- Environmental scan (preliminary)
- Problem investigation
- Resource evaluation
- Needs assessment
Community Data Sources
- Surveys
- Forums
- Focus groups
- Windshield surveys
- Literature review
- Census/government data
Community Governance
- Group of members take lead
Community Development
- Involvement of community members
- Identify & strengthen aspects
- Support health concern
Community Mobilization
- Few community members
- Commence taking action to develop solution
- Other members will join
Empowerment Components
- Access to information
- Range of options
- Assertiveness to express ideas
- Stand up for oneself
- Belief that one can make a difference
- Learn critical thinking
Nursing Empowerment
- People gain greater control over their health
- Enhancing capacity of individuals
- Make choices to achieve their goals
Canadian Community Health Nursing Practice Standards
- Health promotion
- Professional relationships
- Evidence informed practice
- Prevention & health protection
- Capacity building
- Professional responsibility & accountability
- Health equity
- Health, maintenance, restoration & palliation
Capacity Building CHN
- Encourages community to be active
- Take ownership of health issues
- Decision making
- Recognize health barriers
- Building existing strengths
Community Asset Map
- Outline assets & capacity
- Identify strengths
- Identify potential resources for interventions