Stanhope & Lancaster's Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing
- 7th Edition - January 7, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Lisa M. Turner, Krista Lynn Jones
- Language: English
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Master the essentials of health promotion in community and public health nursing! Stanhope & Lancaster's Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 7th Edition provides clear, concise coverage of the nurse’s role in preventing disease, promoting health, and providing health education in community settings. Case studies and critical thinking activities make it easier to apply concepts to community nursing practice. New to this edition are AACN Essentials, Healthy People 2030 guidelines, and coverage of the latest issues, trends, and practices. Written by nursing educators Lisa Turner and Krista Lynn Jones, this market-leading text shows how to design effective nursing strategies for vulnerable and special populations.
Key features
Key features
- Genomics coverage provides a history of genetics and genomics and how they impact public/community health nursing care
- Focus on health promotion throughout the text emphasizes initiatives, strategies, and interventions that promote the health of the community
- Clinical Application scenarios present practice situations with questions and answers to help you apply chapter concepts to practice in the community
- Evidence-Based Practice boxes highlight current research findings, their application to practice, and how community/public health nurses can apply the study results
- Levels of Prevention boxes identify specific nursing interventions at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, to reinforce the concept of prevention as it pertains to community and public health care
- Linking Content to Practice boxes highlight how chapter content is applied in the role of public/community health nursing
- Coverage of ongoing health care reform issues includes the impact of legislation on public health nursing
Readership
Readership
Community health nursing students in baccalaureate programs: BSN, RN completion and graduate nursing programs
Table of contents
Table of contents
PART 1 The Relationship Between Public Health Nursing and Population Health
1. Public Health Foundations and Population Health
2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
3. US and Global Healthcare
4. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
5. Economics of Population and Population Healthcare Delivery
PART 2 Forces Affecting Nurses in Public and Population Healthcare Delivery
6. Influence of Ethics on Care Delivery
7. Building a Culture of Health to Influence Health Equity Within Populations
8. Effects of the Environment on Population Health
9. Evidence-Based Practice
PART 3 Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community
10. Epidemiological Applications
11. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
12. Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks
13. Assessment and Analysis of Client Populations
14. Partnerships for Population Healthcare Interventions
PART 4 Planning Approaches to Population Healthcare Delivery
15. Management of Populations
16. Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle
17. Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
18. Program Management
19. Healthcare Improvement in the Community
PART 5 Promoting the Health of Target Populations Across the Life Span
20. Working with Family Populations with Health Risks for Healthy Outcomes
21. Genomics in Public and Population Health Nursing
22. Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Populations
23. Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease Management of Adults Across the Life Span
PART 6 Issues in Promoting the Health of Vulnerable Populations
24. Health Inequity and Population Vulnerability
25. Rural Health and Health Issues of Migrant Populations
26. Poverty, Homelessness, and Mental Illness
27. Substance Abuse Within Populations
28. Violence and Human Abuse in Populations
PART 7 Nurses’ Roles and Functions Working with Populations
29. Public Health Nursing at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
30. The Faith Community Nurse
31. The Nurse in the Schools
32. The Nurse in Occupational Health
1. Public Health Foundations and Population Health
2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
3. US and Global Healthcare
4. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
5. Economics of Population and Population Healthcare Delivery
PART 2 Forces Affecting Nurses in Public and Population Healthcare Delivery
6. Influence of Ethics on Care Delivery
7. Building a Culture of Health to Influence Health Equity Within Populations
8. Effects of the Environment on Population Health
9. Evidence-Based Practice
PART 3 Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community
10. Epidemiological Applications
11. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
12. Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks
13. Assessment and Analysis of Client Populations
14. Partnerships for Population Healthcare Interventions
PART 4 Planning Approaches to Population Healthcare Delivery
15. Management of Populations
16. Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle
17. Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
18. Program Management
19. Healthcare Improvement in the Community
PART 5 Promoting the Health of Target Populations Across the Life Span
20. Working with Family Populations with Health Risks for Healthy Outcomes
21. Genomics in Public and Population Health Nursing
22. Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Populations
23. Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease Management of Adults Across the Life Span
PART 6 Issues in Promoting the Health of Vulnerable Populations
24. Health Inequity and Population Vulnerability
25. Rural Health and Health Issues of Migrant Populations
26. Poverty, Homelessness, and Mental Illness
27. Substance Abuse Within Populations
28. Violence and Human Abuse in Populations
PART 7 Nurses’ Roles and Functions Working with Populations
29. Public Health Nursing at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
30. The Faith Community Nurse
31. The Nurse in the Schools
32. The Nurse in Occupational Health
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 7
- Latest edition
- Published: January 26, 2026
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Lisa M. Turner
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Nursing, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, USAKJ
Krista Lynn Jones
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Urbana Regional Campus, Clinical Professor, Department of Population Health Nursing Science, UIC College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois, USA