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Dreher, Melanie Creagan,

Healthy places, healthy people : a handbook for culturally informed community nursing practice / Melanie Creagen Dreher and Lisa Elaine Skemp. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (xix, 259 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-250) and index.

The cultural framework of community health -- Culturally informed community health practice -- Strategies for entering and understanding your community -- Discovering the culture of your community -- Determining the health of your community -- Laying the foundation for a healthy community agenda -- Leading culturally informed community action.

This book provides realistic strategies and practical advice on how public health nurses can effectively mobilize citizen action to improve the community's future health. It also provides useful tools for gathering, organizing, and analyzing community-related information.


English.

ISBN: 9781935476641 1935476645 1280123613 9781280123610 9786613527479 6613527475

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Community health nursing.
Community health services.
Cultural competence.

LC Class. No.: RT98 / .D74 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 610.73/43

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WY 106