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Descriptor English: Nurses, Public Health
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermeras de Salud Pública
Descriptor enfermeras de salud pública
Entry term(s) enfermeros de salud pública
personal de enfermería de salud publica
Scope note: Personal de enfermería cuyo objetivo es mejorar la salud y la calidad de vida de una población o comunidad mediante la prevención y el tratamiento de la enfermedad y de otras afecciones físicas y mentales, la supervisión de los casos e indicadores de salud, así como la promoción de conductas saludables por medio de la educación pública y del conocimiento.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enfermeiros de Saúde Pública
Descriptor French: Infirmières en santé publique
Entry term(s): Nurse, Public Health
Public Health Nurse
Public Health Nurses
Tree number(s): M01.526.485.650.835
N02.360.650.835
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064689
Scope note: Nurses whose goal is to improve health and quality of life in a population or community through the prevention and treatment of disease and other physical and mental health conditions, the surveillance of cases and health indicators, and the promotion of healthy behaviors through public education and awareness.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Public Health Nursing (1952-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
DeCS ID: 55449
Unique ID: D064689
NLM Classification: WY 108
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Nurses, Public Health - Preferred
Concept UI M0582987
Scope note Nurses whose goal is to improve health and quality of life in a population or community through the prevention and treatment of disease and other physical and mental health conditions, the surveillance of cases and health indicators, and the promotion of healthy behaviors through public education and awareness.
Preferred term Nurses, Public Health
Entry term(s) Nurse, Public Health
Public Health Nurse
Public Health Nurses



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