Communicable disease prevention and control program structure in Eastern Nova Scotia
Abstract
Public health nursing services and programs are intended to improve the health of the
population. These services must be evaluated to achieve this goal. Healthcare system changes in
2004 lead to two separate reviews of the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC)
program in eastern Nova Scotia. The recommendations from both reviews resulted in the
development of a temporary CDPC program structure. The purpose of this paper is to provide an
outline of the key findings and recommendations from both reviews and the resulting CDPC
structure in eastern Nova Scotia. The literature review will outline a brief history of public health
nursing, the current role of public health nurses, the generalist and focused public health nursing
service models, and implications for future public health nursing roles. This paper will lay the
foundation for future and more in-depth evaluations of the current CDPC program in eastern
Nova Scotia.
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