Community Health Nurses
practice in public health departments as well as in less structured settings and work directly with the public assisting individuals, groups and communities to achieve optimum
wellness through the delivery of public health nursing, preventive health care, and health education. Increasing complexity in health care and greater longevity have resulted in a growing need for
additional nurses to function in primary care delivery and prevention in community based settings. Community Health Nurses commonly administer vaccination programs, conduct cancer screening, perform
well-child examinations and healthy kid screenings, provide sexually transmitted disease education and counseling, HIV/AIDS counseling, education and testing, provide Tuberculosis screening and education,
conduct communicable disease investigations, conduct school health promotion and education programs, and a growing list of additional duties. Advanced Practice Community Health Nurses function at the local, state, national or international levels
in establishing community health policies, developing and administering public health programs, as well as in direct management and administrative roles for governments and private sector concerns.
Community Health Articles of Interest
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Selected
Internet Sites & Resources
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of resources is highly selective and does not include every web site
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Alternative Medicine Connection-
"Information service dedicated to the scientific and
political interests of the holistic health community".
American Public Health Association -
Focus is health promotion & disease prevention, the site is
packed with good information; public resources, news, legislation,
advocacy issues.
Association for Australian Rural Nurses
-A national organization which promotes quality health care
through excellence in rural nursing practice. Site includes
conference schedules, newsletter & links.
Bioterrorism:
Implications for Public Health- Grand Rounds presentations and
discussions on bioterrorism and its implications for public health
practitioners, organizations, and systems.
CDC
Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response- This site is designed
to provide information and tools to help the public, public health
professionals, and clinicians prepare for and respond to a large
scale natural disaster or a terrorist attack.
Community-Based Health Care Models
-Bibliography of community based nursing models- (focused on
primary rather than institutional or acute care & mainly
provided by nurses and physicians assistants.)
Family
Health and Child Survival- Focuses on control of childhood
infectious diseases and nutritional problems, and delivering
interventions.
Florence Nightingale: Rural Hygiene-
Nightingale's comments on Rural Hygiene, from Selected
Writings of Florence Nightingale, ed. Lucy Ridgely Seymer (New
York: The Macmillan Co., 1954), pp. 38287.
Flu
Surveillance Network- Influenza related news stories, press
releases and articles plus real-time Influenza alert status - from
state-wide to the zip code level.
Harvesting
Health- This series of one-page handouts, available online and
in print, offers practical information on 11 health and safety
topics, including cancer, back pain, respiratory disease, and eye
and ear protection.
Health Teacher-
Online health curriculum for K-12 teachers, people involved in
home schooling, community based health and mental health centers,
and other health education venues.
House Calls Online-Devoted to the Home Health Care Professional, the site provides updated information on the ever changing field of home health care and links to sites providing additional information.
Interactive Clinical Skills Tutorials-
Learn and sharpen skills in multiple elements of patient care- CPR
simulators, ECG tutorials & self tests, heart & lung
sounds, rhythm interpretation, cardiac patient, ACLS, interactive
adult & pediatric patient simulators, trauma, & much
more.
International Parish Nurse Resource Center
- Serves parish nurses in over forty-eight states and several
countries. Publications, symposium information , career and
mailing list information on site.
Journal of Community Nursing On-Line -
Monthly Peer Reviewed Community Journal Promoting Excellence In
Health Care Practice. articles are available to read online.
Medical
Management of Biological Casualties- US Army Medical Research
Department's handbook on the identification, care, concerns &
treatment modalities of chemical & biological casualties.
Readable via Word or PDF- a must know in this age of terrorism.
National
Association for Rural Mental Health- Develop & enhances
rural mental health and substance abuse services and suppors
mental health providers in rural areas. Site has online magazine
and resources for providers.
National
Health Service Corps- Recruits health professionals to serve
in underserved parts of the country. Lots of good information on
the site.
National Immunization Program-Infant,
adult & traveler's vaccination recommendations, vaccination
safety, education resources and outbreak alerts.
National Institutes of Health - This
research organization seeks to extend healthy life and reduce the
burdens of illness and disability. Provides links, resources,
health information and news.
National Rural Health Association
-Conference schedules, research, educational opportunities
including a "Migrant Health Care Fellowship
Program"-Endowed grant designed to give students working
experience in rural health care settings.
Nursing Student Assn. of New York State-Organization
for nursing students to develop community health programs,
legislation for patient safety and nurses rights, to encourage
underrepresented populations to enter the field of nursing, to
improve educational opportunities.
Preventing Poisoning in the Home-Printable
brochure with checklist for poison-proofing the home, list of most
dangerous household poisons, and what to do if poisoning occurs.
Rural
Center for AIDS/STD Prevention- Promotion of HIV/STD
prevention in rural America, with the goal of reducing HIV/STD
incidence. Articles & resources plus mailing list.
School Nursing Resources-Contain
information and sites of use to community health nurses as well as
patient education.
Tuberculosis
Elimination- CDC - National Center for HIV, STD and TB
Prevention: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination; Includes
reports, slide sets and news on TB in the United States.
Community Health Nursing Resources
