Community health Basics
This organization defines health as complete physical, mental, and social well-being
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)
This level of prevention focuses on keeping disease or injury from occurring. Example: hand hygiene, vaccines, teaching healthy lifestyle (diet and exercise), installing safety devices for the elderly, etc.
What is primary prevention?
This nurse founded public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement. Was the first public health nurse. Advocate for women and children. Coined the term “public health nurse”
Who is Lilian Wald?
This ethical principle means “do no harm.”
What is nonmaleficence?
This model focuses on internal factors that motivate people to practice health -related behaviors, specifically their perceptions of their own health and any possible threats to it. Important factors: the likelihood of developing an illness, how severely it will manifest if not treated benefits and barriers to adopting a lifestyle that will prevent the illness, and the presence of motivation to implement a plan of action, and the likelihood of success.
What is the Health Belief Model?
This model illustrates health on a spectrum from illness to wellness.
What is the Health Continuum Model
This level of prevention focuses on screening and early detection of disease.
What is secondary prevention?
Created the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) which is a home visiting program. Provided services of midwifery. Made visits on horseback
Who is Mary Breckinridge?
This principle respects a client’s right to make informed decisions independently.
What is autonomy?
Shows how various internal and external factors affect health, such as individual, interpersonal, community, and societal factors.
What is the Ecological (Social-Ecological) Model?
This term refers to all people who share one or more characteristics, even if they do not interact.
What is a population
This level of prevention focuses on reducing complications and restoring function
What is tertiary prevention?
Found of the American Red Cross in 1881. An organization whose name became synonymous with disaster preparedness, response, and relief. Worked during the US civil war
Who is Clara Barton
This ethical principle focuses on fairness and equal treatment.
What is justice?
This theory is based on the premise that a person’s intention to engage in health behavior determines whether they actually do it or not.
What is the Theory of Planned Behavior?
This national initiative sets measurable health goals for improving the health of Americans
What is the Healthy People initiative (Healthy People 2030)
Stroke rehabilitation and diabetes management are examples of this level of prevention.
What is tertiary prevention?
Invented smallpox vaccine, derived from cowpox, and this led to the eventual eradication of smallpox. His development of the vaccine set the stage for modern immunization efforts
Who is Edward Jenner?
The state in which everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential, and no one is disadvantaged in achieving it due to social position or any other socially defined circumstance. When everyone, regardless of their personal needs for well-being, receives the services and resources they specifically need to achieve an optimal state of being.
What is equity?
This model helps nurses guide individuals toward healthier behaviors based on motivation and values.
What is Pender’s Health Promotion Model?
These are the three core functions of public health
What are assessment, policy development, and assurance?
Blood pressure screening, STD screening, mammograms, colonoscopies, etc. are examples of what level of prevention?
What is secondary prevention?
Coined the term “birth control” and opened the first birth control clinic, and played a pivotal role in developing contraceptive methods. Helped planned parenthood get established
Who is Margaret Sanger?
This ethical principle requires nurses to act in the best interest of the client and promote good. Protect the client from harm.
What is beneficence?
This theory focuses on interactions between personal beliefs, behavior, and the environment. Can be used with groups (alcoholics anonymous and weight loss programs)
What is Social Cognitive Theory?