Public health science and nursing practice : caring for populations / Christine L. Savage, Joan E. Kub, Sara L. Groves. [electronic resource]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
-- Unit I: Basis for Public Health Nursing Knowledge and Skills; Chapter 1: Public Health and Nursing Practice -- Chapter 2: Optimizing Population Health -- Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Nursing Practice -- Chapter 4: Introduction to Community Assessment -- Chapter 5: Health Program Planning -- Chapter 6: Environmental Health -- Unit II: Community Health Across Populations: Public Health Issues; Chapter 7: Health Disparities -- Chapter 8: Communicable Diseases -- Chapter 9: Noncommunicable Diseases -- Chapter 10: Mental Health -- Chapter 11: Substance Use and the Health of Communities -- Chapter 12: Injury and Violence -- Chapter 13: Nursing and Global Health -- Unit III: Public Health Planning; Chapter 14: Health Planning for Local Public Health Departments -- Chapter 15: Health Planning for Acute Care Settings -- Chapter 16: Health Planning for Primary Care Settings -- Chapter 17: Health Planning With Rural and Urban Communities -- Chapter 18: Health Planning for Maternal-Infantand Child Health Settings -- Chapter 19: Health Planning for School Settings -- Chapter 20: Health Planning for Older Adults -- Chapter 21: Health Planning for Occupational Health -- Unit IV: Public Health Nursing-Special Populations; Chapter 22: Public Health Policy and Finance -- Chapter 23: Culture and Public Health Nursing -- Chapter 24: Vulnerable Populations -- Chapter 25: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management -- Appendix A: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Crosswalk -- Index.

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How do you solve population-level health problems and develop appropriate nursing interventions? This unique, problem-solving, case-based approach shows you how. You'll encounter three different case studies in every chapter-two in the text and one online at DavisPlus-that explore concepts such as community assessments, public health policy, and surveillance. Step by step, you'll develop the knowledge and skills you need to apply public health principles across a variety of health care settings, special populations, and scenarios.