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process of acquiring or maintaining colonies; it involves a wealthier power
Colonialism
controlling and exploiting another society
Happened at the end of the 80's. Was a practice of removing or "scooping" large
numbers of Indigenous children from their families and either sending them to foster
Sixties scoop (60's scoop)
homes or adopting them out, usually to non-Indigenous families in Canada and the
USA.
Lower education, lower income, higher List some effects of Intergenerational Trauma.
unemployment, higher food insecurity,
higher suicide rates, higher addictions, etc.
Medical Model What medical model is dominant in our health care system?
-initiated shift from biomedical to consider health promotion
-Increase awareness of human biology, environment and lifestyle as determinants of
health
Lalonde Report (1974) -Improvements to environment, increased knowledge and modifications to self
imposed risks
-focus on lifestyle and personal health resulting in health promotion research, public
policy and interventions being directed toward lifestyle
An approach to health development by the World Health Organization (WHO). It
increases awareness of and expanded upon the determinants of health in its
Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
discussions of the prerequisite for health, such as shelter, education, a stable
ecosystem, social justice and equity.
Consists of three aspects. The how (Ottawa Charter), the what (determinants of
Population Health Promotion Model health) and the who. CHNs use this model to help facilitate planned change with
individuals, families, groups, and communities.
The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the
Social Determinants of Health
health system.
when all people have the opportunity to attain their full health potential and no one
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a sense of oneself that is influenced by characteristics, norms, and values of the
Professional Identity
nursing discipline, resulting in an individual thinking, acting, and feeling like a nurse.
an interactive process that provides needed guidance and direction and
Leadership
encompasses formal leadership and informal leadership.
Ethics the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
a term that applies to all nurses who work in and with the community in a variety of
Community Health Nursing practice areas, such as public health, home health, occupational health, and other
similar fields.
Population all of the people who occupy an area or who share one or more characteristics.
Communities people who develop and share agencies, institutions, or physical environment.
Aggregates
Health Equity a group
is within a population;
disadvantaged maythis
from achieving be loosely associated
potential with
because of onesocial
their another.
position or
other socially determined circumstance
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2 or more individuals who depend on one another for support. (emotional, physical,
Families
or financial)
population-based practice, defined as a synthesis of nursing and public health within
Public Health Nursing the context of preventing disease and disability and promoting and protecting the
health of the entire community
nursing care to clients were they reside. this includes traditional homes, assisted
Home Health Nurse living facilities, and nursing homes. Functions as education, provider of skilled
nursing interventions, and coordinator of care.
Programs concerned with preventing physical, psychological, environmental, and
Health Protection Programs
sociological conditions that may put health at risk.
the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their
Health Promotion health. Emphasizes services that are preventative and promote rather than curative,
such as health education and immunization.
A range of methods of scanning the needs and strengths of a community in response
Population Health Assessment
to population health.
aimed at early detection of illness for specific asymptomatic individuals within
Health Surveillance groups for whom the early detection of an illness or problem can lead to significant
improvements in health.
includes a wide range of activities that are concerned with reducing risks or threats
Disease and Injury Prevention
once identified (ex; contact tracing)
Emergency Preparedness Being properly equipped and trained for any medical crisis or disaster
Nursing standard aimed at addressing health inequalities and enabling people to
increase control over and improve their health.
Standard 1: Health Promotion
Example: A community health nurse develops a series of education sessions on
prostate cancer for the local TV channel
Nursing standard where CHNs integrate prevention and health protection activities
into practice.
These activities are often mandated by government programs to minimize the
Standard 2: Prevention and Health
occurrence of diseases or injuries and their consequences.
Protection
Example: A community health nurse works in a safe injection site for homeless clients
who are injection drug users
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