Preventive and Primary Care Services
Block and parish nursing
Nurses living within a neighborhood provide services to older patients or those unable to leave their homes. It fills in gaps not available in traditional health care system. -Running errands Transportation Respite care Homemaker aides Spiritual health
School health
These are comprehensive programs that include health promotion principles throughout a school curriculum. They emphasize program management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community health principles. -Positive life skills Nutritional planning Health screening Physical fitness Counseling Communicable disease prevention Crisis intervention
Community health centers
These are outpatient clinics that provide primary care to a specific patient population (e.g., well-baby, mental health, diabetes) that lives in a specific community. They are often associated with a hospital, medical school, church, or other community organization. -Physical assessment Health screening Disease management Health education Counseling
Nurse-managed clinics
These clinics provide nursing services with a focus on health promotion and education, chronic disease assessment management, and support for self-care and caregivers. -Day care Health risk appraisal Wellness counseling Employment readiness Acute and chronic care management
Physicians' offices
They provide primary health care (diagnosis and treatment). Many focus on health promotion practices. Nurse practitioners often partner with a physician in managing a patient population (e.g., diabetes, arthritis). -Routine physical examination Health screening Diagnostics Treatment of acute and chronic ailments
Occupational health
This is a comprehensive program designed for health promotion and accident or illness prevention in the workplace setting. It aims to increase worker productivity, decrease absenteeism, and reduce use of expensive medical care -Environmental surveillance Physical assessment Health screening Health education Communicable disease control Counseling