According to the World Health Organization, the special field of nursing that combines the skills of nursing is public health and some phases of social assistance and functions as part of the total public health program for the promotion of health, the improvement of the conditions in the social and physical environment, rehabilitation of illness and disability.

This book is completely based on the recent information about the community health, epidemiology, all communicable and noncommunicable diseases, demography and family planning, maternal and child health, health and nutrition, environmental condition, public health policies, social behavioral and communication science, statistics related to community health nursing practice.