Editor’s Note on Volume 2 Issue 3

Allen College in Waterloo, Iowa, USA

*Corresponding Author:

Denise M Pralle
EdD, MSN, RN, APHN-BC
Associate Professor
Allen College in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Tel: +1 (319) 226-2000
E-mail: denise.pralle@allencollege.edu

Received Date: September 15, 2016; Accepted Date: September 15, 2016; Published Date: September 15, 2016

Citation: Pralle DM (2016) Editor’s Note on Volume 2 Issue 3. J Comm Pub Health Nursing 2:e115. doi:10.4172/2471-9846.1000e115

Copyright: © 2016 Pralle DM. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Editor’s Note

The current issue of Journal of Community and Public Health Nursing addresses several provocative issues in the field but the commentary written by DeSalvo and Parent was of particular interest to me [1]. In the commentary, the authors discuss Public Health 3.0 and the importance of bringing new and innovative ideas to the problemsolving table to reduce barriers and improve heath, especially for those citizens experiencing the poorest health in our communities. At least two other articles in this edition share ideas on some innovative ways to do just that: Collaborative efforts between neighborhood community health settings and academia that provide clinical experience for nursing students while increasing access to care for the underserved [2] as well as use of a community based registered nurse-community health worker (RN/CHW) model to provide more regular screenings for low income residents [3].

As public health dollars are stretched (and frayed), it is essential that we, as nurses, continue to look for new and innovative ways to provide care to those who are disadvantaged and disenfranchised. Nurses’ collaborative approach and fearless tenacity make us wellsuited for today’s challenges. Our communities need us. Let’s lead the way to healthier communities.

References

1. DeSalvo KB, Parent C (2016) Beyondcare: How nurses can shape the future of public health. J Comm Pub Health Nurs 2: 1-2.
2. Drowos JL, Eggenberger T (2016) Thefuture health care workforce: Interprofessional education in community settings. J Comm Pub Health Nurs 2: 1-2.
3. Zha P, Sickora C, Chase SM, Erlewein M (2016) An RN/CHW exemplar: Managing hypertension in an urban community . J Comm Pub Health Nurs 2: 1-4.