Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Community health nursing as advocacy -- Ch. 2. The population context -- Ch. 3. The historical context -- Ch. 4. Theoretical foundations for community health nursing -- Ch. 5. The U.S. health system context -- Ch. 6. The global context -- Ch. 7. The policy context -- Ch. 8. The economic context -- Ch. 9. The cultural context -- Ch. 10. The environmental context -- Ch. 11. Health promotion -- Ch. 12. Case management -- Ch. 13. Community empowerment -- Ch. 14. Care of families -- Ch. 15. Care of populations -- Ch. 16. Meeting the health needs of child and adolescent populations -- Ch. 17. Meeting the health needs of women -- Ch. 18. Meeting the health needs of men -- Ch. 19. Meeting the health needs of older clients -- Ch. 20. Meeting the needs of poor and homeless populations -- Ch. 21. Care of clients in the home setting -- Ch. 22. Care of clients in official and voluntary health agencies -- Ch. 23. Care of clients in the school setting -- Ch. 24. Care of clients in work settings -- Ch. 25. Care of clients in urban and rural settings -- Ch. 26. Care of clients in correctional settings -- Ch. 27. Care of clients in disaster settings -- Ch. 28. Communicable diseases -- Ch. 29. Chronic physical health problems -- Ch. 30. Community mental health problems -- Ch. 31. Substance abuse -- Ch. 32. Societal violence -- App. A. Quad council PHN competencies -- App. B. Cultural influences on health and health-related behaviors -- App. C. Nursing interventions for common health problems in children -- App. D. Suspected abuse report forms.