The sanitarian and the public health nurse: a collaborative team.
The task of protecting the environment can be best accomplished by an interdisciplinary team. Sanitarians and public health nurses can increase their accomplishments through collaborative efforts. The use of a specific home environment assessment tool by public health nurses is discussed to exemplify how a cooperative effort between the nurse and the sanitarian can help achieve maximum effectiveness of environmental health programs in the community.
D004782:Environmental Health; D009657:North Carolina; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D012499:Sanitation