title: Feminism and public health nursing: partners for health.
abstract: It is a well-known fact that nursing and feminism have enjoyed an uneasy alliance. In recent years, however, nursing has begun to recognize the importance of feminism. Nevertheless, the literature still rarely addresses the relevance of feminism for public health nursing. In this article, I articulate the relevance of feminism for public health nursing knowledge and practice. First, I define and describe feminism and public health nursing and then I discuss the importance of feminism for public health nursing practice. The importance of feminism for the metaparadigm concepts of public health nursing is then reviewed. Finally, I examine several existing challenges relating to feminism and public health nursing research, education, and practice. The thesis of this article is that feminism is vitally important for the development of public health nursing and for public health care.
authors.affiliation: University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Leipert
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D005544:Forecasting; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D019359:Knowledge; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015399:Nursing Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011634:Public Health; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*