Community Health Nursing The scope of epidemiology has "changed in recent years," Karen Lundy explains; not only are investigations carried out vis-a-vis determinants of illness and disease, but the "variables that contribute to the maintenance of health" are considered part of the epidemiological process. Hence, an RN named Valerie Swain in San Diego was practicing epidemiology when she established a program (through an interfaith organization) that assured homeless people who are

Community Health Nursing The Bronx is known as one the five boroughs of New York City. This is because of the attractions which are located inside the community such as: Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo. During the last recession, it was able to withstand the severe job losses which have impacted other regions. In fact, it gained 10,000 new jobs from 2008 to 2009. This is illustrating how it has

Community Nursing Community Health Nursing Community Nursing in Baltimore, MD Providing care to a few individuals in a hospital setting is a controlled environment that can be difficult but ends at a prescribed time. On the other hand community-based nursing "focuses on individuals and families in their natural settings within communities" (Sanger, 2000). Both types of nursing focus on the individual, but community-based care also requires that a nurse understands the issues that

C919Course Title: The Role of the BSN Nurse in Promoting Community HealthPart ABSN Nurses play an undeniably crucial role in efforts to promote and sustain community health. To a large extent, community health happens to be focused on groups, families, as well as individuals within a specific geographical area. To be able to ensure that the healthcare needs of the said groups, families, as well as individuals are best served,

Community Health Assessment: Corinth/Alcorn County, Mississippi Community Health Assessment Description of the Core Community The lowest temperature ever recorded in Mississippi - a quite brisk -19° -- was recorded on January 30, 1966, in Corinth. But except for this rather anomalous example of extreme conditions, this city in Alcorn County is not particularly extreme. It is, in fact representative of other small cities across Mississippi and indeed across the entire South. According to statistics

Epidemiological Issues in Windshield Survey Epidemiological Triangle Emphasis The two most important parts of the epidemiological triangle in relation to sexually transmitted disease would be the host element and the environment element and the least important would be the pathogen element. That is because sexually transmitted diseases rely on human behavior for transmission rather than inherent aspects of the diseases themselves. Unlike airborne pathogens and other diseases whose capacity to infect patients is