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https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_my_wish_help_me_stop_pandemics?language=en

https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_is_the_obesity_crisis_hiding_a_bigger_problem

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Week 1: Introduction to the Role of the

Nurse in Population Health

This week, you will be introduced to the important work of population-based health in

general and to the role of the public health nurse. Why should nurses who work in an

institutional setting even concern themselves with what is going on in their community?

Don’t nurses have enough to do to keep up with what is happening in their own practice? In

their textbook, Population Health: Creating a Culture of Wellness, Nash, Fabius, Skoufalos,

Clarke, and Horowitz (2016) provided an excellent idea of why population health is now

becoming the wave of the future in health care. According to these authors, participants in

a culture of health select lifestyles that foster health, which in turn reduces morbidity.

Ultimately, participants in cultures of health and wellness use the health care system more

appropriately, judiciously, and wisely. It is in everyone’s best interest to cultivate a culture

of wellness in communities, states, and in the nation since we must accept that health care

resources are finite, and reacting to illness is an expensive undertaking. Nurses must offer

education to populations indicating that it is in everyone’s best interest for illness and

injury to be prevented whenever possible.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze the role of the community health/public health nurse in advancing

population-based care

• Develop an intervention plan in collaboration with other professionals that

contribute to health and the prevention of illness or injury

• Identify strategies to provide culturally competent care

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course

Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2020). Public health nursing: Population-centered health care

in the community (10th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

• Chapter 1, “Public Health Foundation and Population Health” (pp. 1-21)

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•  Chapter 11, “Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: The 
Intervention Wheel” (pp. 231-254) 
•  Chapter 31, “Health Equity and Care of Vulnerable Populations” (pp. 697-
715) 
 
Glasper, A. (2013). The nursing and midwifery contribution to public health. British Journal 
of Nursing, 22(15), 900-901. 
 
CDC Wonder. (2016). Retrieved from http://wonder.cdc.gov/ 
 
International Council of Nurses. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.icn.ch/ 
 
Jhpiego. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.jhpiego.org/ 
 
The World Bank. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.worldbank.org/ 
 
World Health Organization. (1978, September). Declaration of Alma-Ata. Presented at the 
International Conference on Primary Health Care, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Retrieved from 
http://www.who.int/publications/almaata_declaration_en.pdf 
 
World Health Organization. (2016). Retrieved http://www.who.int/en/ 
 
Required Media 
 
TED. (2006). My wish: Help me stop pandemics [Video file]. Retrieved from 
https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_wants_to_stop_pandemics?language=en 
  
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 26 minutes. 
  
The “luckiest guy in the world” talks about the processes used to eradicate smallpox. 
 
TED. (2013). Is the obesity crisis hiding a bigger problem? [Video file]. Retrieved from 
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_what_if_we_re_wrong_about_diabetes 
  
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 16 minutes. 
 
Discussion: Community Health Issues

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