NURS 1110 Chapter 7: Chapter 7
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How health and illness are viewed by patients the impact of that view on healthcare delivery. National institute to improve the nation"s health: healthy people 2020. Aka the u. s. department of health and human services. Prevention initiative that focuses on improving the health of americans by providing disease prevention and health promotion goals. Serves as the foundation for preventions and wellness activities in federal government. Model for measurement at state and local levels. Goals -> develop promotional programs -> evaluate outcomes. Success -> measured by -> status of target population. Health services individual behavior (impact health outcomes & interact with another) Community - people and the relationships that emerge among them as they develop and use in common some agencies and institutions and share a physical environment. Healthy community - one that embraces the belief that health is more than merely an absence of disease. Provides treatment and prevention services to all community members.
