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Chapter 17

Chapter 17. Family and Community Health. Family Health. Family Major influence on health beliefs and behaviors Basic unit of society Dynamic system Changing definitions. Family Structure. Form in order to maintain function Varies among cultures No typical picture. (continued).

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Chapter 17

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  1. Chapter 17 Family and Community Health

  2. Family Health • Family • Major influence on health beliefs and behaviors • Basic unit of society • Dynamic system • Changing definitions

  3. Family Structure • Form in order to maintain function • Varies among cultures • No typical picture (continued)

  4. Family Structure • Types: • Nuclear • Blended • Extended • Legally married • Dual-career • Adoptive (continued)

  5. Family Structure • Types: • Foster • Voluntarily childless • Unmarried • Formally married • Multi-adult households

  6. Family Roles and Functions • Nurturance and support • Allocation of resources • Development of life skills • Division of labor • Socialization of members

  7. Characteristics of Healthy Families • Healthy • Functional • Dysfunctional

  8. Family Development Theories • Duvall (1985) • Eight stages of family life • Standard: • Nuclear family • Carter and McGoldrick (1989, 2004) • Six stages • Reflective of adult needs in today’s society

  9. Threats to Family Integrity • Domestic violence • Child abuse • Older adult abuse • Spouse or partner abuse (continued)

  10. Threats to Family Integrity • Nursing response to family violence: • Prevention • Alertness to violence and victims • Documentation and reporting of findings • Establishment of sense of psychological safety (continued)

  11. Threats to Family Integrity • Poverty • Link between poverty and food insecurity • Food insecurity occurs when person has altered eating pattern as result of lack of money for food

  12. Community Health • Settings: • Primary care offices • Schools • Workplaces • Public health units (continued)

  13. Community Health • Public health nursing • Preventing epidemics and disease • Protecting against environmental hazards • Preventing injuries • Promoting health behaviors • Responding to disasters (continued)

  14. Community Health • Disaster preparedness • Natural disasters • Human-made disasters

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