Scope of Public Health Nursing PowerPoint Presentation

Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Explain the concept of public health
• Discuss the dimensions of public health
• Explain  the meaning of public health
• Identify the features of modern public
• Explain public health nursing
• Explain the objectives of public health nursing
• Identify the role of public health
• Discuss the qualities of a public health nurse
• Discuss the scope of public health nursing

Introduction

• Public health is the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.
• The goal of public health is the biologic, physical, and mental well-being of all members of society.
• Unlike medicine, which focuses on the health of the individual patient, public health focuses on the health of the public in the aggregate.
• To achieve this broad, challenging goal, public health professionals engage in a wide range of functions.
• This function includes;
• biological sciences
• technology
• social sciences and;
• politics. 

• Public health professionals utilize these functions to
•  anticipate and prevent future problems
•  identify current problems
•  identify appropriate strategies to resolve these problems
•  implement these strategies and;
•  to evaluate their effectiveness.
• Public health is a global issue
• It  will become even more due to:
• The increasing in interconnectedness of nations through modern communication
• This has resulted in the need to deal with epidemics of communicable and non-communicable diseases and environmental issues that require transnational solutions.

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