Describes public health/community health nursing practice in Canada. It focuses on these essential functions:
• public health,
• health promotion,
• disease and injury prevention,
• health protection,
• health surveillance,
• population health assessment, and
• emergency preparedness and response.
It is intended to reflect the practice of public health/community health nursing which occurs in diverse settings and can be defined in terms of roles, activities, qualifications, standards, and competencies.
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