Textbook of Environmental Hygiene for Nurses

Nurses are the frontline fighters in the battle for the health and wellness of society. They are the backbone of the health care delivery system at all levels, rural or urban communities, hospitals, clinics or industries. Community Health Nursing is a multidisciplinary, rapidly growing subject. The primary objective of community health nursing is to help people attain optimal health through a healthy lifestyle. Sound basic knowledge of community health nursing will help nursing students assess the community's health problems and take appropriate action at the grass root level. The community health nurse needs to know about the community, its social and cultural patterns, principles of community health nursing, community diagnosis, community development, expanded health programs and roles and responsibilities of community health nurse in shaping the health-seeking behaviour of the community. I am immensely pleased to present this book titled "Textbook of Community Health Nursing-I for GNM Nursing Students". This book is useful not only for students but also for educators. It is written in simple language according to the new syllabus of GNM prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council for Community Health Nursing-I. This book will meet the student's requirements and help strengthen their basic knowledge of the subject so that they can become better equipped to provide primary health care to the community, thus keeping the commitment of the country to achieve "Health for All." I invite constructive comments and suggestions from students, teachers and experts for improving this book in future editions.