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This document discusses fundamental concepts of community health nursing. It defines community health nursing as synthesizing nursing practice with public health to focus on health promotion and maintenance for individuals, families, and groups. The main goal is to preserve community health by identifying at-risk populations. Community is defined as a group that interacts and shares interests/goals. Determinants of health include income, education, environment, and culture. Nurses should collect health data and work to address increased disease rates. Public health aims to prevent disease through organized community efforts like sanitation, disease control, and ensuring access to health services.