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Prevention and Faith Community Nursing

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Prevention is at the heart of faith community nursing. Prevention is known to be cost effective and produce better outcomes. However, putting this belief into practice is a much more difficult proposition. This chapter will present why a congregation is an ideal place to foster an attitude of prevention in the people it serves. In addition, the linking of a congregation with resources in the community that also have a focus on prevention strengthens the work of all organizations involved. Examples of how the faith community nurse uses the beliefs and values fostered by the congregation to support lifestyle changes of its members are foundational to this effort.

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  1. Department of Nursing Management, Ecumenical Home Care Nursing Service, Schifferstadt, Germany

    Angela E. Glaser

  2. Oklahoma City University, Kramer School of Nursing, Oklahoma, OK, USA

    Dia D. Campbell-Detrixhe

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  2. Herzing University, Nursing Program Chair, Brookfield, WI, USA

    Deborah Jean Ziebarth

Appendix

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Healthy People 2020

The website: https://www.healthypeople.gov/ provides scientific-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans furnishing tools and resources for professionals

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The CDC is a federal agency identified as the “nation’s leading public health agency, dedicated to saving lives and protecting the health of Americans.” The website: https://www.cdc.gov/ provides informative resources and educational materials supporting health promotion, prevention, and preparedness activities

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO, established in 1948, is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. The multilingual website: http://www.who.int/ provides informative publications and resources ensuring that “health information reaches the people who need it, in the languages they can understand”

National Institutes of Health Office (NIH)

The Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) is the “lead office at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) responsible for assessing, facilitating, and stimulating research in disease prevention and health promotion, and disseminating the results of this research to improve public health.” The website: https://prevention.nih.gov/ serves the public by offering immediate access to clinical studies, health and wellness information, research/library resources, clinical studies, scientific program, policy and planning documents, and other informative resources

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

In 1976, Congress established ODPHP to “lead disease prevention and health promotion efforts in the United States.” ODPHP sets national goals and objectives, and supports programs, services, and educational activities

The website: https://health.gov/ is the home of ODPHP and an indispensable resource for health information

Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub)

The website: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/health-promotion/ provides resources and best practices for rural communities. The RHI hub offers a toolkit designed to help organizations identify and implement a health promotion program

National Prevention Strategy

The U.S. Surgeon General is focused on improving the country’s health by “communicating the best available scientific information to the public.” The National Prevention Strategy found on the website: https://www.surgeongeneral.gov/priorities/prevention/index.html aims to “guide our nation in the most effective and achievable means for improving health and well-being” and “envisions a prevention-oriented society where all sectors recognize the value of health for individuals, families, and society and work together to achieve better health for all Americans”

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Glaser, A.E., Campbell-Detrixhe, D.D. (2020). Prevention and Faith Community Nursing. In: Solari-Twadell, P., Ziebarth, D. (eds) Faith Community Nursing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16126-2_24

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