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A healthy community means that people living in that community have common grounds or values. Some move into a community because the top ranked schools, other choose a community because they like the age population (55 and up communities). For some selecting a community depends on the distance to work or what kind of public transportation is available for them. There are people who select a community base on the culture or language. In a healthy community the people residing there will work together to keep it safe. Generally, in a healthy community the populations will have health insurance and easy access to health care.
The Community nurse needs to start out with assessing the Community she will provide care for. The assessment should include what kind of ethnic groups live there and is there easy availability for health care. In an unhealthy community some of the population do not display good health behaviors. Education and income play an immense role in a community.
The community nurse might start out with implementing an improved school health program. Educational and community-based programs and strategies are designed to reach people outside of traditional health care settings (Healthy People 2020). Education on diabetes could be effective during a free health fair in the community.
Community/public health nurses seek to empower individuals, families, groups, community organizations, and other health and human service professionals to participate in creating healthful communities (Maurer