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advocacy
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support for a specific health cause or recommendations for community or policy change
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community
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a group of people with at least one characteristic in common
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decolonization
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processes that systematically dismantle colonial ideologies of superiority, thought, approaches, and privilege
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dimensions of community health
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the people (also known as status), structures, and processes that may be assessed and measured to determine the care delivery and health outcomes of a community
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nursing process
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a guiding framework for nurses to deliver care in a systematic and personalized way to individuals and communities through scientific reasoning, problem-solving, and critical thinking; involves five stages: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
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windshield survey
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a method of direct observation in which the nurse views the community or neighborhood while driving around and looking through the windows of the vehicle