What are examples of Public Health issues nurses deal with?

[Animaniacs, BSN, RN]

I'm a student and I'm taking public health nursing this semester. I just need some recommendations on topics to do my paper on. We are suppose to identify one public health issue and the importance of it to public health nurses/nursing. It can be any public health issue.

Any recommendations would be nice on a suggested topic. I need some examples. I want to do a topic that isn't too difficult to research, something easy and enjoyable. Again it has to be a public health issue and how i can use that to incorporate it to public health nursing.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

resources for completing your assignments:

1. google:examples of public health issues nurses deal with?

results 1 - 10 of about 4,390,000 for examples of public healthissuesnursesdeal with? . (0.15 seconds)

scholarly articles for examples of public health issues nurses deal with?

ethical issues in public health nursing - by oberle - 6 citations

women's health and the practice of public health ... - by beverly leipert - 3 citations

parish nurses influencing determinants of health - by rosanne buijs - 4 citations

2. check out cinahl: cumulative index to nursing and allied health literature

best sources of nursing periodicals/articles citations especially prior 2000

free online search at most colleges and nursing school programs. see they've lowered

individual 1 yr price to $20.00.

3. become best buddies with your programs librarian. they can tell you what nursing/ public health publications available at your school and obtain info from other schools lending libraries. also know hidden sources of nursing information and can teach you how to best conduct online searches if their worth their salt.

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

over 4 million topics...Karen you are so helpful!

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

Great resources, Karen :)

[KrysyRN, BSN]

I can think of a bunch! How about teens and the rising ate of STDs amongst them? Or teens and pregnancy? Or anything to do with AIDS or drug additions? Or the mentally ill population that doesn't have access to healthcare.

Hope these give you some additional ideas. Good luck! :)

[Angie O'Plasty]

How about obesity and the things that contribute to it (crummy diet, lack of exercise etc.)? Perhaps childhood obesity, which is unfortunately on the rise...

[Animaniacs, BSN, RN]

Yeah, obesity is definitely a good topic, I was just watching a segment on TV about obesity in one of those news shows, I figure I should do that topic. Plus, I saw a lot of articles about it when I searched at a local hospital's library. Thanks for the help, off I go.