scholarly journals Evolving Public Health Nursing Roles: Focus on Community Participatory Health Promotion and Prevention

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Kulbok ◽  
Esther Thatcher ◽  
Eunhee Park ◽  
Peggy Meszaros
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
History Of ◽  
Knowledge Competencies ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Nursing Roles

Public health nursing (PHN) practice is population-focused and requires unique knowledge, competencies, and skills. Early public health nursing roles extended beyond sick care to encompass advocacy, community organizing, health education, and political and social reform. Likewise, contemporary public health nurses practice in collaboration with agencies and community members. The purpose of this article is to examine evolving PHN roles that address complex, multi-causal, community problems. A brief background and history of this role introduces an explanation of the community participation health promotion model. A community-based participatory research project, Youth Substance Use Prevention in a Rural County provides an exemplar for description of evolving PHN roles focused on community health promotion and prevention. Also included is discussion about specific competencies for PHNs in community participatory health promoting roles and the contemporary PHN role.

Exploring Perceived Enablers and Barriers to Social Marketing Use in Public Health Nursing

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-112
Author(s):  
Kristin Knibbs ◽  
Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Group Process ◽  
System Level ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Health Managers

Public health managers' perceptions of enablers and barriers to social marketing use among public health nurses were examined. Employing qualitative, action research methods, this study incorporated focus groups using nominal group process and group discussion. Eleven public health managers from large urban, small urban, and rural Canadian public health departments participated. Content analysis was conducted on the focus group transcripts, and trustworthiness was strengthened through independent review by participants and subject experts. Several enablers to social marketing use were identified in the areas of educational preparation of nurses and the nature of public health nursing practice. The majority of barriers to social marketing use related to human and financial resources at the system level. In addition, we identified as imperative that managers at those levels responsible for budgetary planning understand the principles of social marketing more fully if they are to be expected to support its use. Social marketing has the potential to positively influence the health behavior of populations. However, if public health nurses and other health-promotion professions are to incorporate this health-promotion strategy more effectively into their practice, issues related to its use must be addressed.

Public Health Nursing in Japan: New Opportunities for Health Promotion

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachiyo Murashima ◽  
Yoko Hatono ◽  
Nora Whyte ◽  
Kiyomi Asahara
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Health Nursing

Cornerstone Documents and Milestones: The Changing Landscape of Public Health Nursing 1950 - 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Kulbok ◽  
Joan Kub ◽  
Doris Glick
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Community Collaboration ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Healthcare Reforms ◽  
Health Nursing

Part Three of this series on public health nursing (PHN) history chronicles evolving definitions from 1950 to 2015 and reflects the changing landscape of practice. In the mid-20th century, PHN shifted toward “community health” by emphasizing connection with individuals and families in the community; collaboration with agencies and professionals; and focus on health teaching. Since 1950 there were many shifts, and we begin by discussing nursing practice in the community from 1950 to 1975. We follow this by considering practice and synthesis of nursing in public health from 1975 to 2000, and then concepts such as health promotion, disease prevention, population health and PHN workforce from 2000 to 2015. Growing interest in public health, in the throes of uncertain healthcare reforms, provides an imperative for reclaiming public health roles to promote and protect the health of populations; to join with public and private partners; to utilize public health competencies and science; and to co-create a base of influence and power for social change and progress.

A Case Study in the Use of Community-Based Participatory Research in Public Health Nursing

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 472-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine L. Savage ◽  
Yin Xu ◽  
Rebecca Lee ◽  
Barbara L. Rose ◽  
Mary Kappesser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Nursing
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