Program Activities » Community Health

Community Health

Prevention: Education is Empowerment

Committee Goals 2010 - 2011

  1. Educate, provide tools, and guide state constituents in the development, planning, and implementation of health literacy programs
  2. Educate members on the proposed Healthy People 2020 Objectives and promote the HALT program

August National Health Observances Calendar

Recent National Health Observance Calendars

Links to Resources and Collaborative Project Ideas for Community Health


 Join the NSNA HALT program!

NSNA 2010 Resolution #8: In Support of Increased Education in Self-care Awareness for Nursing Students and Nurses

  • Watch Here for more information in late September about how state and school chapters can participate in the new NSNA 59 Days HALT Challenge (January 6, 2011 – April 6, 2011 at the NSNA 59th Annual Convention in Salt Lake City, UT).

Be Active Your Way (open accessible version in new window)

 

Tobacco Free Nurses’ Initiative


Health Initiatives

NSNA 2010 Resolution #3: In Support of Increased Awareness of Public Health Nursing and Population-Based Health Initiatives

For three decades, Healthy People has provided a comprehensive set of national health promotion and disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all Americans. NSNA members have participated in public comment and implemented community health education projects that support Healthy People objectives and resolutions adopted by the NSNA House of Delegates over the past ten years

Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2020- draft objectives
World Health Organization Website

Careers in Public Health Nursing
 


Health Literacy

2009 NSNA Resolution # 15: In Support of Increasing Awareness and Evaluate Competency of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Care

2008 NSNA Resolution #13: In Support of Health Literacy Education


2010 Guidelines for Planning: Community Health

2010-2011 Getting the Pieces to FitComing in September

2011 NSNA Honors and Awards BookletComing Soon