Community/Public Health

Course Title: Public Health: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Competency Assessment Title:  Community/Public Health

 

Competency Assessment Rubric

1)      Fully defined public/community health nursing.

2)      Fully defined primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention.

3)      Thoroughly provided examples of each level of prevention.

4)      Comprehensively described the nurse’s roles and responsibilities in community and public health nursing

5)      Fully explained current domestic and global issues, including those that community and public health nurses face.

6)  The assessment was concise, with exceptional attention to detail, and was free of errors.

 

 

Assignment Directions

 

This assessment is designed to ensure you understand the basics of public and community health. It is important to understand the close relation between public and community health, as well as recognize the impact of global issues on both. 

In your assessment: 

Define public/community health nursing. 

Define primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. 

Give examples of each level of prevention. 

Describe the nurse’s roles and responsibilities in community and public health nursing. 

Explain current domestic and global issues, including community and public health nurses face. 

 

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Community & Public Health

10 Essential Services of Public Health

Public health services are divided into four major categories and 10 specific services.

  • Complete the worksheet, to access, click here:
    • Describe the four major categories and 10 essential services of public health and find a real-life example of each service.
    • Provide a definition for each of the four categories and 10 essential services of public health listed on the worksheet. (The definition should be approximately three to four sentences each, written in your own words.)
    • Identify via an internet search a real-life example of each of the 10 essential services. (The example may be a program, initiative, or service of a government agency, community service agency, non-profit organization, or community action group.)
    • Provide a description and brief discussion of how each example relates to the definition of the essential service.
    • Include a link to the website where you found information about each example.
  • Add a title page with the following:
    • Title of assignment
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
    • Include a reference page formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

NOTE: For the four categories of services, you only need to include a definition; you do not need to provide an example of the categories. All information you include on the worksheet must be in your own words and cited appropriately in APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.  No quotes or copy-pasted material will be accepted

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