- colonialism
- the practice of powerful nations asserting control and exploiting other nations for political or economic purposes
- community health
- a specialty area of nursing and health practice focused on the health and risks of a specific locality or community of people
- notifiable infectious diseases
- diseases that, when identified, require health care providers to report the occurrence to public health officials
- paternalism
- authority figures making decisions for others in a manner that suppresses their identity and autonomy
- primary prevention
- initiatives that aim to prevent an adverse health event from occurring, such as immunizations and health promotion education
- primordial prevention
- initiatives that aim to reduce risk for a disease or condition across an entire population, such as social change and national policy
- public health
- a specialty area of nursing and health practice focused on supporting the well-being of society through organized efforts to ensure health is attainable for all
- public health emergencies
- illnesses or health conditions that pose a significant risk to communities that are either occurring or may imminently occur; the risk may be a substantial number of fatalities or disability
- public health system
- a network of institutions, agencies, organizations, and resources that collaborate to promote, protect, and improve the health of populations and communities
- quaternary prevention
- actions and decisions that protect overmedicalization of clients; protecting clients from interventions that might cause more harm than good
- secondary prevention
- initiatives implemented to detect diseases or health conditions early on in their course so they can be diagnosed early and promptly treated to stop or slow progression and minimize impact; screening is the primary activity in secondary prevention
- tertiary prevention
- initiatives that aim to lessen the negative impact of a health condition and prevent complications