• Evidence-Based Practice and Cutting Edge boxes illustrate the use and application of the latest research findings in public/community health nursing.
• Healthy People 2020 boxes highlight goals and objectives for promoting the nation’s health and wellness over the next decade.
• Levels of Prevention boxes identify specific nursing interventions at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
• Practice Application scenarios help you apply chapter content to the practice setting by analyzing case situations and answering critical thinking questions.
• Linking Content to Practice boxes provide examples of the nurse’s role in caring for individuals, families, and populations in community health settings.
• Unique! Separate chapters on healthy cities, the Minnesota Intervention Wheel, and nursing centers describe different approaches to community health initiatives.

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