Problem-based learning approach features exercises, such as critical-thinking and end-of-chapter questions, to enhance your skills and apply what you’re learning. Three case studies for every chapter provide you with a step-by-step process that enables you to apply public health principles in the real world. Coverage of public health nursing competencies and roles highlights national standards in public health.Call-out boxes in each chapter highlight important information on Healthy People 2020, (updated to reflect the Mid-Course Review statistics), evidence-based practice, and rate calculations.

Preceded by: Public health science and nursing practice / Christine L. Savage, Joan E. Kub, Sara L. Groves, 2016.

Public health and nursing practice -- Optimizing population health -- Epidemiology and nursing practice -- Introduction to community assessment -- Health program planning -- Environmental health -- Health disparities and vulnerable populations -- Communicable diseases -- Noncommunicable diseases -- Mental health -- Substance use and the health of communities -- Injury and violence -- Health planning for local public health departments -- Health planning for acute care settings -- Health planning for primary care settings -- Health planning with rural and urban communities -- Health planning for maternal-infant and child health settings -- Health planning for school settings -- Health planning for older adults -- Health planning for occupational health -- Public health policy and finance -- Emergency preparedness and disaster management.