Forty-two contributors present information, ideas, and perspectives for effective population-based community health nursing practice. Topics include community-focused care (context, influences on a community's health, care of communities and populations, and common health problems); community-based nursing care of families and individuals; diversity in community health nursing roles; and such topics as health policy, nursing informatics, and holistic health. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)