Includes bibliographical references and index.

Opportunities and challenges of community health nursing--Evolution of community health nursing--Roles and settings for community health nursing practice--Transcultural nursing in the community--Values and ethics in community health nursing--Structure and function of community health services--Economics of health care--Epidemiology in community health care--Communicable disease control--Environmental health and safety--Communication, collaboration, and contracting--Health promotion through education: theories, models, and tools--The community health nurse as leader, change agent, and case manager--Research in community health nursing--Quality measurement and improvement in community health nursing--Policy making and community health advocacy--Theoretical basis of community health nursing--The community as client: assessment and diagnosis--Planning, intervention, and evaluation of health care in communities--Communities in crisis: disasters, group violence, and terrorism--The global community: international health concerns--Theoretical bases for promoting family health--Assessment of families--Planning, intervening, and evaluating health care for families--Families in crisis: facing violence from within and outside the family--Maternal, prenatal, and newborn populations--Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers--School-age children and adolescents--Adult women, men and occupational health--Older adults: aging in place--Rural health care--Urban health care, poverty, and homelessness--Migrant families and seasonal workers--Clients with disabilities and chronic illnesses--Clients with mental health issues and addictions--Clients in correctional facilities--Clients receiving home health and hospice care.