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Population Health for Nurses

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  1. 1What Is Population Health?Concepts of upstream, midstream, and downstream approaches to intervention interact and evolve as population health evolves, with upstream interventions offering the widest-reaching health benefits to the population.
  2. 2Foundations of Public/Community HealthPublic health facilitates health for all through organized efforts to prevent disease, reduce risk and disparities, and promote health.
  3. 3Public/Community Health in PracticeCommunity health focuses on the physical, mental, and social well-being of a community.
  4. 4The Health of the PopulationHealthy People 2030 identifies high-priority health issues and challenges, which are referred to as leading health indicators (LHIs).
  5. 5Demographic Trends and Societal ChangesAs these demographic changes continue, the delivery of health care will have to change to ensure health equity and the elimination of health disparities, which currently impact underrepresented populations…
  6. 6Structural Racism and Systemic InequitiesForms of racism include personally mediated racism, internalized racism, eugenics, and scientific racism
  7. 7Policies and Regulatory Conditions Impacting Health OutcomesDifferent payment models and care delivery models affect the quality of care.
  8. 8Social Determinants Affecting Health OutcomesPopulation lives in poverty and experiences economic insecurity.
  9. 9Health DisparitiesThe key to addressing health disparities is to minimize the effects of the social determinants of health
  10. 10Socio-Ecological Perspectives and HealthGenetics, individual and collective behaviors, environmental and physical influences, medical care, and social determinants influence the health of an individual and community.
  11. 11Evidence-Based Decision-MakingEvidence-based decision-making in public health is an objective method that involves seven steps: define, search, appraise, synthesize, adapt, implement, and evaluate.
  12. 12Epidemiology for Informing Population/Community Health DecisionsThe epidemiologic triad describes disease as a result of the relationship among a susceptible host, an external agent, and an environment that brings the host and agent together.
  13. 13Pandemics and Infectious Disease OutbreaksThe lessons of pandemics throughout history have shaped how public health addresses emerging infectious disease threats.
  14. 14Environmental HealthEnvironmental health aims to prevent illness, death, and disability by reducing exposure to harmful environmental conditions and promoting behavior change.
  15. 15Health Promotion and Disease Prevention StrategiesHealth promotion and disease prevention are overlapping yet distinct processes that guide the Healthy People 2030 initiative.
  16. 16Creating a Healthy CommunityNurses use many approaches, such as windshield surveys, to identify community health risks.
  17. 17Assessment, Analysis, and DiagnosisThe process defines people, place, and community systems using a variety of primary and secondary data sources that include quanatitative and qualitative data.
  18. 18Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention InterventionsLogic models are created as a visual representation of a community program.
  19. 19Planning Community Health EducationCultural sensitivity should be the foundation for planned interventions to ensure they meet the needs of the community in question while respecting its culture
  20. 20Implementation and Evaluation ConsiderationsA systematic process is used to evaluate the efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of the program components and the program as a whole.
  21. 21Cultural Influences on Health Beliefs and PracticesRace, ethnicity, culture, and nationality are related concepts that are often used interchangeably but have distinct meanings.
  22. 22Transcultural NursingThe practice of transcultural nursing is based on understanding culture’s influence on health care decisions, illness, and health.
  23. 23Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Nursing CareImplicit and explicit biases, stereotypes, othering, and ethnocentrism play a role in nurses’ interactions with clients.
  24. 24Designing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate ProgramsCulturally and linguistically diverse populations continue to grow, and health care professionals, including nurses, are recognizing the need to consider cultural attitudes, beliefs, and values to provide equitable and…
  25. 25Managing the Dynamics of DifferenceNurses can adopt this approach to develop cultural competence, which ultimately leads to “conscious permeability.”
  26. 26Health Promotion and Maintenance Across the LifespanHealth promotion and disease prevention related to maternal health focuses on the well-being of the pregnant client during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, with an emphasis on prenatal care, commom…
  27. 27Caring for Vulnerable Populations and CommunitiesPoverty, lack of affordable housing and health care, domestic violence, and mental illness contribute to homelessness.
  28. 28Caring for FamiliesEveryone has their own definition of family.
  29. 29Caring Across Practice SettingsOccupational and environmental health nursing focuses on providing preventive health care, health promotion, and health restoration in a safe and healthy work environment.
  30. 30Care Transition and Coordination Across the CommunityTransitional care is as a process that supports clients as they move between different health care settings, ensuring continuity and safety.
  31. 31Caring for Populations and Communities in CrisisA TIC-informed approach uses six guiding principles to ensure every client interaction is mindful and places the client’s well-being first; the client is not harmed further or retraumatized by working on their past.
  32. 32Principles of Disaster ManagementNatural disasters occur as a result of weather or a natural event.
  33. 33Advocating for Population HealthNursing coalitions can be more effective than individual advocacy.
  34. 34Engagement in the Policy Development ProcessEach nurse has the power to use their individual voice to influence local health policy, and collective action by nursing organizations has the power to change national policy
  35. 35Leading the Way to Improving Population HealthNurses can draw insights from past public health achievements.