The Role of Nursing and Public Health in Promoting Community Wellness and Comprehensive Prevention

Abstract

Introduction: Nursing and public health are two core profession areas which are crucial for improving community health and putting into practice multi-faceted preventive interventions. These disciplines, therefore, build their contributions at a poignant point of individual existence with the population outcome, are thus central to the pursuit of health improvement that is efficient and sustainable. Nurses and public health professionals provide the leadership needed to fight disease and disability at the source and eliminate health inequity through disease prevention, education and promotion of healthy living.
Aim of work: To explore the critical roles of nursing and public health in promoting community wellness and comprehensive prevention
Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search in the MEDLINE database's electronic literature using the following search terms: Role, Nursing, Public Health, Promoting, Community Wellness and Comprehensive Prevention. The search was restricted to publications from 2016 to 2024 in order to locate relevant content. We performed a search on Google Scholar to locate and examine academic papers that pertain to my subject matter. The selection of articles was impacted by certain criteria for inclusion.
Results: The publications analyzed in this study encompassed from 2016 to 2024. The study was structured into various sections with specific headings in the discussion section.
Conclusion: Nursing and public health are inevitable in community welfare and overall prevention. Their activities involve teaching, lobbying and partnership, including the elimination of health inequalities and strengthening of people’s ability to cope. Together they share a comprehensive concept of health that is based on equity, and sustainability, and empowering women. These advancements require nurses and greater stakes in public health than society has ever experienced before. Investing in these professions makes for a better, fairer and just society whereby all human beings can lead healthier lives, and diseases that could easily be prevented are eradicated. Thus, nursing and public health professionals would further continue to transform the healthcare system for the better, and make a very positive definite mark on the lives of the people.