Population Health for Nurses prepares nurses to develop interventions, policies, and practices that promote health equity and improved health outcomes across the health care delivery continuum. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health and how nurses can plan and implement health promotion and disease prevention interventions. It takes a holistic perspective, connecting human health behavior to the dynamic, ongoing interactions of the person, social factors, and the physical environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age.

OpenStax Population Health for Nurses uses a logical, thematic organization that breaks down content into manageable chunks. It presents the material in 35 chapters, organized into 7 thematic units. The text defines and distinguishes among the interrelated nursing areas of population health, public health, and community health nursing, providing both historical context and up-to-date research to help students make connections across content that can inform practice. The result is a holistic approach that applies theoretical concepts to the practical assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation steps of client care and community-tailored interventions.

Senior Contributing Authors
Jessica Ochs, Endicott College
Sherry L. Roper, California State University, Stanislaus
Susan M. Schwartz, Widener University
Contributing Authors
Emily Berkowitz, Texas Woman’s University
Paul Thomas Clements, Texas A & M University
Donna S. Guerra, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Linda A. Havey, Vermont State University
Millie Hepburn, Sacred Heart University
Jamie Hunsicker, Ohio Northern University
Michael L. Jones, East Carolina University
L. Michelle McClave, Morehead State University
Heather Moore, Xavier University
Brenna Morse, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Amy M. Richards, Rogers State University
Angelina Silko, Galen College of Nursing
Susan Solecki, Drexel University