TY - BOOK AU - Porche, D. J. TI - Public community health nursing practice: A population based approach SN - ISBN 0-7619-2483-3 AV - WY 106 .P67 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - SAGE Publications KW - Public Health Nursing|Population|Public healthy systems|Epidemiology|Community development N1 - Focuses on the prevention of disease and disability as a means of promoting the health of individuals and their communities. Achieving this is dependent on nurses and public health practitioners implementing the core functions of practice-assessment, assurance, and policy development. Presents a summary of the core functions of population-based practice with the cornerstone of the Healthy People 2010 national objectives, and the foundation upon which the health of a given community may be ensured ER -