Phillips L
Community Health Branch, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.
Public Health Nurs. 1995 Oct;12(5):335-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1995.tb00157.x.
Public health nurses have two primary roles in protecting their communities from hazardous substances: community assessment and health education. Developing assessment skills in environmental health enables public health nurses to collaborate with other federal, state, and county agencies in identifying public health hazards and making health-based recommendations at hazardous waste sites needing remedial or removal interventions. Community health education empowers communities to minimize their exposure to hazardous wastes in their environment. Methods for community environmental health assessment and interventions are demonstrated in this article by activities conducted at the Chattanooga Creek site in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A thorough assessment and collaborative approach between government agencies, local health professionals, and community members resulted in a successful community health education program and this site's placement on the National Priorities List.
社区评估和健康教育。培养环境卫生评估技能使公共卫生护士能够与其他联邦、州和县级机构合作，识别公共卫生危害，并在需要补救或清除干预的危险废物场地提出基于健康的建议。社区健康教育使社区能够尽量减少其在环境中接触危险废物的机会。本文通过在田纳西州查塔努加市的查塔努加溪场地开展的活动，展示了社区环境卫生评估和干预的方法。政府机构、当地卫生专业人员和社区成员之间进行的全面评估和协作方法，促成了一个成功的社区健康教育项目以及该场地被列入国家优先事项清单。
