Question

Explain the role of the community health nurse in partnership with community stakeholders for population health promotion. Explain why it is important to appraise community resources (nonprofit, spiritual/religious, etc.) as part of a community assessment and why these resources are important in population health promotion.

Answer 1

Population health promotion involves improvement of the quality of life of the community through the provision of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare services. The community health nurse should, therefore, play a supervisory role of the community member to control and regulate their health behavior. The primary function of the nurse in the partnership with the community stakeholders is to guide and advise them on the healthy practice that can promote a healthy living of the community (Eldredge et al., 2015).

For instance, the community health nurse can decide to encourage the community stakeholders to champion the construction of toilets by each household in the community. That way, the nurse will be providing primary care through the community stakeholders who can prevent the development of disease in the community. The nurse can also take advantage of the community stakeholders to organize a community meeting whereby the nurse can advise and educate the community on health-seeking behavior and health promotion activities.

Appraising community resources like religious and nonprofit making organizations in the community is vital in enhancing community participation in health promotion. For instance, religious institutions are against some social acts that can encourage the spread of disease like premarital sex. Appraising such values in such institutions help to improve the community understanding and participation in disease prevention and health promotion.

Reference:

Eldredge, L. K. B., Markham, C. M., Ruiter, R. A., Kok, G., Fernandez, M. E., & Parcel, G. S. (2016). Planning health promotion programs: an intervention mapping approach. John Wiley & Sons.