Public health nurses have been in the forefront
of the public’s health since the late 1800s.
Initially, public health nurses focused on prevention
of diseases. Today, with the threat of new diseases,
environmental disasters, and terrorism, the focus
of public health nurses is on health promotion, disease
prevention, public safety, and leadership in health policy.
This book includes cutting-edge public health nursing
content that concentrates on high risk populations
and aggregates, social justice and human rights, the
political process, public health nursing activism, and
leadership in health policy development and implementation,
all to improve the health and quality of life for
the public.