Includes bibliographical references and index.

The world as community : globalization and health / Lynda Law Wilson -- Community health nursing : essentials of practice / Elizabeth T. Anderson -- Epidemiology, demography, and community health / Judith McFarlane and Heidi Gilroy -- Environment and the health of communities / Robert W. McFarlane -- Ethical quandaries in community health nursing / Susan Scoville Walker -- Community empowerment / Bruce Leonard -- Cultural competence : discussion and tools for action / Judith C. Drew -- Partnering with communities for healthy public policy / Julia Henderson Gist -- Informatics and community health nursing / Teresa J. Walsh -- Preventing and managing community emergencies : disasters and infectious diseases / Elnora P. Mendias and Deanna E. Grimes -- Community assessment : using a model for practice / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Community analysis and nursing diagnosis / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Planning a community health program / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Implementing a community health program / Elizabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane -- Evaluating a community health program -- Promoting healthy partnerships with school communities / Nina M. Fredland -- Promoting healthy partnerships with faith communities / Nina M. Fredland -- Promoting healthy partnerships with marginalized groups / Nina M. Fredland -- Promoting healthy partnerships in the workplace / Ann T. Malecha -- Promoting healthy partnerships with community elders / Teresa L. Maharaj -- Promoting healthy partnerships with rural communities / David Hartley.