Pop Health Unit 1 ATI

Cultural humility

Awareness that all clients are unique and can only be known and understood through encountering each client with an open mind and a desire to know and understand that patient’s needs are desires 

Equity

The state in which everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential due to social position or any other socially defined circumstance 

Food insecurity 

The lack of sufficient food to sustain a healthy life for all persons living in the household 

Intersectionality

A framework for understanding how social identities, such as gender, race, ethnicity, social class, religion, sexual orientation, ability, and gender identity, overlap with one another and with systems of power that oppress and advantage people in the workplace and broader community 

Policy

Guidance to determine action followed by government or an organization to obtain a specific outcome 

Population health

a system of using large data sets to analyze care needs and provide care to group of individuals with the goal of improving health outcomes for the group 

Population-focuses nursing

problems are defined (assessments/diagnoses) and solutions (interventions), such as policy development or providing a given preventive service, are implemented for or with a defined population or subpopulation as opposed to diagnoses, interventions, and treatment carried out at the individual level 

Racism

A system of structuring opportunities in a way that unfairly disadvantage some individuals and communities and unfairly advantages other individuals and communities on the basis of race 

Systemic racism

 racism that operates through laws and regulations designed to disadvantage some groups and advantage others 

Working class 

comprised of workers who generally receive hourly wages for work in skilled, semi-skilled, or unskilled labor in manual, industrial, or service occupations 

Community

 a collective group of people who identify as living in the same geographically defined area or as having the same culture, religious beliefs, ethnicity, health issues, or socioeconomic circumstances 

Community health

a field of study on improving the health of a group, usually within a specific geographic area, like a neighborhood 

Community health nursing

nursing care that focuses on the overall health of the community, including individuals, families, and groups 

Epidemiology

 the study of health conditions, their origins, patterns of distribution, and effects in populations 

Public health

a field of study that focuses on the health needs of a specific group of people 

Public health nursing

nursing care that is population-focused and strives to prevent disease, extend life, promote health, and increase efficiency through a coordinated community effort 

Social determinants of health (SDOH)

non-medical, environmental conditions such as place of birth, age, and community where living, learning, playing, and working that influence health, functioning, and quality of life 

Systemic barriers

practice, policy, or decision-making obstacles in organization that discriminate by screening individuals, so they are prevented from participation 

Advocacy

pleading and supporting a cause, idea, or policy for clients, communities, systems, family, and profession

Health literacy

the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information needed to make appropriate health decisions 

Inequities

 instances of injustice or unfairness 

 Nursing advocacy 

Supporting clients’ rights to make their own decisions about their health 

Social justice

equal rights and equitable opportunities for all 

Values

a person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life