Includes index.

Contents: Part one: The context of community and public health nursing: Community and public health nursing: present, past and future -- Public health systems -- Health and the global environment -- Part two: Evidence-based practice and population health: Frameworks for health promotion, disease prevention and risk reduction -- Epidemiology: the science of prevention -- Describing health conditions: understanding and using rates -- Gathering evidence for practice -- Part three: Implementing nursing practice in community settings: Planning for community change -- Cultural diversity and values -- Community assessment -- Care management, case management and home healthcare --Family assessment -- Part four: Challenges in community and public health nursing: Risk of infectious and communicable diseases -- Emerging infectious diseases -- Violence and abuse -- Substance abuse -- Underserved populations -- Environmental health -- Community preparedness: disaster and terrorism -- Part five: Specialty practice: Community mental health -- School health -- Faith-oriented communities and health ministries in faith communities -- Palliative and end-of-life care -- Occupational health nursing.