Community Nurse is dedicated to enhancing the health of our community. Community nurses value patient dignity, community collaboration and prevention and wellness by delivering coordinated and integrated health care services and education. Over 3.5 million rural residents turn to Community Nurse every year. Outlying community patients are our neighbors, local small business owners and families in temporary crisis. Rural patients are employed but their employers do not offer medical insurance or they are self employed. Some rural patients have jobs, sometimes two, and still have to choose between rent, food and medical care. Community nurses are here to help keep our community healthy.
This webliography I have developed is educational and informative links to websites and journals on both community nursing and ruarl nursing since they go hand in hand. Finding solid information to give to patients and or family members in rural areas can be challenging. Provided resources for these individuals does not always reach their homes due that many do not have any internet access and some with much less than that.
MedlinePlus:
This consumer health information site contains information on more than 700 diseases, conditions and wellness topics. MedlinePlus is updated daily with the latest health news and new health resources. Also available in Spanish.
Combined Health Information Database (CHID):
CHID is a bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. CHID lists a wealth of health promotion and education materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere.
NN/LM Consumer Health Information (Multilingual Health Information)
Contains links to various sites with cultural competence resources and health information in numerous languages.
Evidence-Based Public Health Practice
From the NH Institute for Health Policy & Practice. A terrific web site for information about EBPH practice, and data-demonstrated solutions to public health problems.
http://www.publichealthsolutions.org
Guide to Community Preventive Services:
This web site provides recommendations regarding interventions to promote health and prevent injury and disease from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services.
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/default.htm
Model Practices Database:
Searchable collection of model and promising practices across public health areas including community health, environmental health, public health infrastructure and preparedness.
http://archive.naccho.org/modelpractices
National Center for Environmental Health
Plans, direct and coordinate a national program to maintain and improve the health of the American people by promoting a healthy environment and preventing avoidable illness and disability caused by non-infectious, non-occupational environmental and related factors.
www.ruralnurseresource.org The official Rural Nurse Resource Website.
This site offers great information on the resource links to provide the rural nurse with info to give to the rural patient
