Obesity A Major Public Health And Economic

Chapter 1 Community Health Nursing Theories 1. Washing hands ii. Maintain a clean environment 2. Health Belief Model a. Likelihood that they are going to take these positive health actions is based on i. Modifying variables age, gender, race, economy, education 1. Depending on where they fall, they may or may not be inclined to take positive health actions ii. Perceived severity and susceptibility of getting a disease 1.

Perceived benefits vs. Cues to action 1. Getting advice from Dr.? Are they seeing media campaigns i.

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If they see these cues, there is an increased likelihood that they will take a positive action to improve their health Community Health Nursing contains both community-based nursing and community-oriented nursing Difference between community-based nursing vs. Home health nurse providing wound care 2. School nurse providing an EpiPen injection for a patient Community-Oriented Nursing -NOT focused on illness care -They are focused on disease prevention, education, and trying to improve the collective health of the community Focus on: 1. Health education 2. Health promotion 3. Disease prevention Public health nurses are community-oriented nurses -Not providing illness care -Not treating individuals and families -They are focused on the population and the community as a whole -Focused on disease prevention, health promotion, and education Four ethical principles 1.

Respect Obesity A Major Public Health And Economic autonomy a. Non-Maleficence a. Not doing harm to the patient 3. Beneficence a. Doing what is best for the patient b. Maximize benefits 4.

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Distributive Justice a. Agent a.

Thing that is causing the disease i. Host human or animal that is being affected by the disease 3. Environment i. Physical — water, food supply, geography ii.]