EXCERPT
Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health, second edition, (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000) challenges clinicians and educators to revolutionize the health care system to achieve an optimum level of health for all people. Healthy People 2010 objectives identify many diverse problems of community health (e.g., chronic heart and lung disease, HIV/AIDS, abusive behavior, mental disorders, obesity, adolescent smoking). Advanced practice nurses (APNs) should be part of the solution to these problems. The nature of the interventions needed to achieve Healthy People 2010 objectives mandates that academia and community agencies develop partnerships to solve issues and improve community health. Community-based care is essential to nursing in the 21st century.
AUTHORS
Dr. Narsavage is Associate Professor and MSN Director, Dr. Savrin is Assistant Professor, Ms. Lindell and Ms. Duffy are Instructors, and Ms. Chen is a Research Assistant, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Narsavage acknowledges the support of the Helene Fuld Health Trust, HSBC, Trustee, and guidance from Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, which made possible the creation of the community-based care program and the projects described in this article.
Address correspondence to Georgia L. Narsavage, PhD, RN, CS/ANP, Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904; e-mail: gln2@po.cwru.edu.
