Includes bibliographical references and index.

Community health nursing: essentials of practice / Shirley Hutchinson, Elizabeth T. Anderson, and Janet Gottschalk -- Epidemiology, demography, and community health / Sandra A. Cashaw -- Environment and the health of communities / Ruth Grubesic -- Ethical quandaries in community health nursing / Susan Scoville Walker -- Community empowerment and healing / Bruce Leonard -- Cultural competence: common ground for partnerships in health care / Judith C. Drew -- Partnering with communities for healthy public policy / Julia Henderson Gist -- Informatics and community health nursing / Teresa J. Walsh -- Preventing and managing community emergencies: disasters and infectious diseases / Elnora P. Mendias and Deanna E. Grimes -- A model to guide practice / Elizabeth T. Anderson --

Community assessment / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Community analysis and nursing diagnosis / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Planning a community health program / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Implementing a community health program / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Evaluating a community health program / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Promoting healthy partnerships with refugees and immigrants / Charles Kemp -- Promoting healthy partnerships with schools / Nina Fredland -- Promoting healthy partnerships with faith-based organizations / Nina Fredland -- Promoting healthy partnerships with marginalized groups / Nina Fredland -- Promoting healthy partnerships in the workplace / Ann Malecha and Pam Willson -- Promoting healthy partnerships with community elders / Shirley Hutchinson.