The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
4228.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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This session will address the interests and challenges of home health agencies in addressing public health needs. Presenters will discuss population-focused versus patient-focused practice, the nursing shortage, and organizational issues. They will also provide innovative approaches to improving both patient care and public health outcomes. | |||
Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss the roles of public health and home health nurses in achieving community health outcomes; 2. Articulate home care organizational attributes which support staff and facilitate health care in today's environment; and 3. Discuss home care programs, services and issues which address public health needs | |||
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
Kathleen Jaskowiak, MSN, RN | |||
Providing community care through home health Margaret A. Kroposki, RN, PhD, Judith W. Alexander, RN, PhD | |||
An innovative approach to addressing mental health issues in a nurse home visiting program Neil Boris, MD, Geoffrey Nagle, PhD, LCSW, MPH, Julie Larrieu, PhD, Paula Zeanah, PhD, RN, Charles Zeanah, MD | |||
'No-shows' and home visiting: Insights from women who did not keep home visiting appointments Diane B. McNaughton, PhD, RN, Julia Muennich Cowell, PhD, RNC, FAAN, Deborah A. Gross, DNSc, RN, Sarah H. Ailey, MS, RN | |||
Magnet home care: Descriptions from the field Linda Flynn, PhD, RN | |||
Tobacco prevention and cessation with home health patients Margaret J. Wimmer, RN, DNS, Ellen J. Hahn, DNS | |||
Evidence that universally-offered home visiting finds families at-risk Junie Svenson, BA, MPH, Betty E. Kaplan, MPH, RN, Penny A. Hatcher, MSN, DrPH | |||
Organized by: | Public Health Nursing | ||
Endorsed by: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Maternal and Child Health; School Health Education and Services | ||
CE Credits: | Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work |