Download or read book Canadian Community as Partner written by Ardene Robinson Vollman and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Canadian adaptation of the Fifth Edition of the AJN award-winning Community as Partner text. Focusing on public health promotion practices in Canada, this text examines the contemporary public health nurse's role as a hands-on caregiver, community detective, and epidemiologist. Part One provides a Canadian perspective on community nursing practice and legal, ethical, and sociocultural considerations. Part Two presents the Community as Partner Model, and Part Three contains case studies with Canadian examples. This edition places more emphasis on supportive environments for health, the five strategies of the Ottawa Charter, primary health care, and rural communities.