The purpose of this course is to equip learners with comprehensive knowledge, practical skills, and professional values necessary to assess, plan, and implement evidence-based strategies that promote health, prevent disease, and improve the well-being of individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan. The course emphasizes a holistic and equitable approach to community health, fostering critical thinking, leadership, and collaboration in addressing diverse health needs, managing public health challenges, and advancing sustainable health outcomes.

CLO 1:Describe the historical development of community health nursing globally, regionally, and locally, identifying key milestones and influential figures.
 

CLO 2:Design a comprehensive health promotion program using health promotion models and theories.

CLO 3:Demonstrate a proactive attitude towards advocating for special and vulnerable groups within the community.

CLO 4:Apply evidence-based practices in immunization and vaccination.

Concepts of Community Health Nursing: Historical development; global, regional, local and principles; ethical principles and dilemmas; aims; scope and role of community health nurse; Conceptual models in community health nursing, family health nursing - types; roles; functions; characteristics of a healthy family; developmental cycle; models of family health; factors affecting health of a family; family crisis; family dynamics; Family centred nursing process; Home visiting. Health Education and promotion: Definitions; health communication, Behaviour Change Communication, Information Education Communication (IEC), Advocacy; information dissemination, health promotion charters; ethical issues; Health promotion models/theories; Health Promotion programme; general components, designing a health promotion programme. Global, Regional and National goals & initiatives: Primary Health Care, National Health sector reforms, National Health Strategic Plans; Kenya Essential Package of Health, community health strategy; Universal Health Coverage; Kenya Vision 2030, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Agenda 2063, Legislation in public and community health practice: Public Health Act; the health bill. Immunization and Vaccines: Types of immunity, importance of immunization, Immunization Schedule: Division of vaccines and immunizations (DVI), Unit of Vaccine and Immunization Services (UVIS), Immunization guiding principles: Kenya, Global; Classification of vaccines;  vaccine constituents; vaccine properties; Vaccine preventable childhood diseases; Vaccine antigens; Vaccine administration procedure, Immunization waste management, Adverse Events Following Immunizations (AEFI); Vaccine service management: Cold chain management; Forecasting of vaccine needs; ; monitoring vaccine use and wastage; ordering of vaccines;  Immunization coverage; calculating immunization coverage, increasing immunization coverage  data management. School health: Definition; aims and objectives; importance of focusing on school health; implementers of school health; components and activities of school health programs; School Health process. Special and vulnerable groups: definitions; types; social services; structure, children department, probation services, rehabilitation centres, role of the nurse. Home Based Care: Definition of terms; components; implementers and their roles; benefits. Port health: Definition; functions of port health ;role of nurse in port health; health services; international notifiable diseases; regulation; travellers; challenges. Community assessment and diagnosis: Definition; concepts; purpose; components; ethical considerations in community diagnosis; process of community diagnosis. Community based health programmes: Definition of terms; Program management cycle; Monitoring and evaluation; Definition of terms, monitoring process, types of evaluations, importance of monitoring and evaluation. Disaster management: definitions; types; effects of disasters; Principles of disaster management; disaster management cycle.