NANDA

Ineffective community health management

Code: 00356
Domain: 1. Health Promotion Class: 2. Health Management

Definition

Unsatisfactory handling of health problems or factors that deter wellness or increase the risk of health problems experienced by a population.

Diagnostic Details

  • Approved: 2023
  • Evidence Level: 2.1
  • Status: Problem-focused

Focus & Judgment

  • Focus: Behavior
  • Judgment: Ineffective

Defining Characteristics

  • Health problems experienced by a population
  • Programs unavailable to eliminate health problems of a population
  • Programs unavailable to enhance wellness of a population
  • Programs unavailable to prevent health problems of a population
  • Programs unavailable to reduce health problems of a population
  • Risk of hospitalization to a population
  • Risk of physiological manifestations to a population
  • Risk of psychological manifestations to a population

Related Factors

  • Inadequate access to health personnel
  • Inadequate community support for programs
  • Inadequate consumer satisfaction with programs
  • Inadequate expertise within the community
  • Inadequate health resources
  • Inadequate program budget
  • Inadequate program evaluation plan
  • Inadequate program outcome data
  • Programs incompletely address health problems
Last updated: Dec 26, 2025