DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This position involves responsibility to provide public health nursing services to individuals, families, and population groups.  Nursing actions are directed toward the goals of prevention, assessment, risk reduction, and health status improvement for individuals, families and communities.  Nursing activities include, but are not limited to, systematic analysis of health data, health education and advocacy, coalition building, and collaborating with community partners to promote the health of a population.  Registered Professional Nurses often collaborate and consult within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams in order to achieve desirable outcomes for families and communities.  Nursing interventions occur at indi