Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Foundations of community health nursing: The Journey begins: introduction to community health nursing -- History and evolution of community health nursing -- Setting the stage for community health nursing -- Evidence-based practice and ethics in community health nursing -- Transcultural nursing in the community -- Public health essentials for community health nursing: Structure and economics of community health services -- Epidemiology in community health care -- Communicable disease control -- Environmental health and safety -- Community health nursing toolbox: Communication, collaboration and contracting -- Health promotion: achieving change through education -- Planning and developing community programs and services -- Policy making and community health advocacy -- The Community as client: Theoretical basis of community/public health nursing -- Community as client: applying the nursing process -- Global health and international community health nursing -- Being prepared: impact of disaster, terrorism, and war -- The Family as client: Theoretical basis for promoting family health -- Working with families: applying the nursing process -- Violence affecting families -- Promoting and protecting the health of populations with developmental needs: Maternal-child health: working with perinatal, infant, toddler, and preschool clients -- School-age children and adolescents -- Adult women and men -- Older adults: Aging in place -- Promoting and protecting the health of vulnerable populations: Working with vulnerable people -- Clients with disabilities and chronic illnesses -- Behavioral health in the community -- Working with the homeless -- Issues with rural, migrant, and urban health care -- Settings for community health nursing: Public settings for community health nursing -- Private settings for community health nursing -- Clients receiving home health and hospice care --