Community, Public, and Population Health Nursing

Catalog description

Theory and concepts of community/public/global health utilizing levels of prevention are presented. The role of the Community Health Nurse (CHN) in determining predictive factors including the social determinants of health (SDoH) that influence health will be explored. This course will investigate the needs of aggregates in the community setting, including promoting health and preventing illness; planning for disasters; addressing environmental health problems; and managing information and communication technology. Planning, organization, and delivery of services for populations at risk are tied to Healthy People goals with an introduction to political and sociocultural aspects of community, demographic, and epidemiological methods. Communication, collaboration, and teamwork strategies will be explored along with application of evidence-based practice. This course includes mentored clinical experiences in community settings for students to assist in applying community-health principles and implementing relevant concepts in non-acute care settings.