Identify a population-based problem of interest you see in your community and identify relevant outcomes you would like to see from mitigating the scope and effects of this problem. What role would public health play in addressing this social issue? How is public health essential to the health and well-being of your community, and how does public health relate to population-based nursing? Support your response with examples and relevant literature.
REsources:
Population-Based Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice
Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Population-Based Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice.
Social Determinants of Health
Explore the Social Determinants of Health page of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People website.
https://health.gov/healthypeople/
World Health Organization (WHO): Social Determinants of Health
Explore the Social Determinants of Health page of the World Health Organization website.
https://www.who.int/health-to
