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NURSING Home & Community Care

Canadian Community As Partner Theory & Multidisciplinary Practice

By Ardene Robinson Vollman, PhD, RN, CCHN(C) ; Elizabeth T. Anderson, DrPH, RN, FAAN , Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Nursing, Galveston, TX ; Judith McFarlane, DrPh, RN, FAAN , Parry Chair in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Texas Woman’s University, College of Nursing, Houston, TX

DESCRIPTION Prepare your Canadian population, public health, health promotion, and nursing students for effective community practice.

Reflecting the challenges of community practice in today’s diverse society, this Fourth Edition of Vollman’s easy-to-read text helps Canadian community health practitioners and students make the paradigm shift to community as partner. This acclaimed book presents the Canadian Community as Partner Model in the context of population and community health promotion. Section 1 provides the foundation for community and population health practice, which is detailed in Section 2. A unique third section demonstrates how the Canadian Community as Partner model can be applied in a vari- ety of Canadian settings – from coast to coast to coast - with diverse populations. FEATURES Highlights of the 4th Edition: ▶ ▶ All new case studies in Section 3 are drawn from actual Canadian practice and range from “Flood Disaster Response” (Alberta)” to “The Inunnguiniq Parenting Program” (Nunavut), to “Together Yet Living Apart” (Prince Edward Island). ▶ ▶ Diagrams, tables, and frameworks highlight core theoretical concepts. ▶ ▶ An array of real-life, engaging examples bring theory to life. ▶ ▶ Chapter-opening Learning Objectives focus attention on important content. ▶ ▶ Take Note boxes highlight key concepts as the authors take readers through the steps of the Canadian Community as Partner process from assessment to evaluation. ▶ ▶ Critical Thinking Exercises throughout encourage review, reflection, and application. ▶ ▶ An expanded array of teaching and learning resources help students succeed and save faculty time.

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in January, 2011. (ISBN: 978-1-60547-709-1)

North American Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-3998-0 / (US$94.99 / £64.00 / €77.00) USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas & St. Croix) 7 x 10 / July 2016

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