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title: Community Health Nursing
description: This field focuses on healthcare delivery and health promotion within specific populations. Learners will understand how to assess community needs, implement public health interventions, and manage disease prevention programs outside of traditional hospital settings.
category: health-medicine
subcategory: nursing
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/community-health-nursing
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# Community Health Nursing

This field focuses on healthcare delivery and health promotion within specific populations. Learners will understand how to assess community needs, implement public health interventions, and manage disease prevention programs outside of traditional hospital settings.

## Available Resources

3 Books • 1 Courses • 2 Websites

## Courses

### 1. Essentials of Community Health Nursing

Learn the essentials of community health nursing with this free online course. Master key concepts & improve community well-being!

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://alison.com/course/essentials-of-community-health-nursing

**Tags:** community-health-nursing, public-health, health-promotion, primary-care

## Websites

### 1. apha.org

APHA.org is the hub of the American Public Health Association, offering policy guidance, research, news, and professional resources for public health practitioners. It features journals, policy statements, education materials, conferences, and practical tools relevant to community health nursing.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://apha.org

**Tags:** websites, health-medicine, nursing

### 2. allnurses.com

AllNurses.com is a comprehensive nursing community and resource hub for nurses and nursing students. It features forums, articles, and career resources, plus a job board and clinical topic coverage for professional development.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://allnurses.com

**Tags:** websites, health-medicine, nursing

## Books

### 1. Community & Public Health Nursing

**Author:** Cherie Rector

Undergraduate nursing textbook on population-focused practice, covering epidemiology, health promotion, environmental health, vulnerable populations, disaster preparedness and home and school nursing roles. Prepares students to assess community health needs and plan interventions beyond hospital settings.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1496349822?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, health-medicine, nursing

### 2. Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care

**Author:** Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette Lancaster

Standard public health nursing textbook organized around population-centered care, covering epidemiology, health policy, program planning, cultural competence and care of high-risk groups. Readers learn to apply public health core functions to assess and improve the health of communities.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323022405?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, health-medicine, nursing

### 3. Community Health Nursing: Caring for the Public's Health

**Author:** Karen Saucier Lundy, Sharyn Janes

Community health nursing textbook built around public health principles, covering epidemiology, health policy, environmental health, family and population assessment, and specialty roles in school, occupational and rural settings. Readers learn to plan and evaluate care for whole populations.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1449691498?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, health-medicine, nursing

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