CNA's WorkPrimary Health Care
- THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN PRIMARY
HEALTH CARE
Primary health care and its underlying principles of accessibility, public
participation, health promotion, appropriate technology, and intersectoral cooperation are
a natural extension of nursing practice. All nurses, therefore, play a vital role in the
implementation of primary health care...
- COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH
There is an urgent need for the rapid and universal introduction of Comprehensive
School Health Programs. Nurses have an important role to play in providing a primary
health care approach for children and youth who are experiencing health problems or
require help with special needs in order to participate in school programs...
- HEALTH PROMOTION
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) endorses the following statement regarding
health promotion and believes that the goal of health promotion must be to promote
positive self-esteem of individuals, families and communities; to help people understand
the determinants of health; and to empower them to increase control over the determinants
of health and well-being...
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