Health Promotion in Diverse Populations

Catalog description

Examines the influence of culture on nursing care delivery. Explores the DNP's role in providing culturally appropriate care for increasingly diverse populations. The focus of the course is on global health issues, factors affecting health, disparities in healthcare and infrastructure of populations. Students will utilize evidence-based research to analyze various social, cultural, and economic factors that impact health, illness and the perceptions/behaviors of diverse ethnic and minority groups as they relate to health promotion. Content includes an examination of social, psychological, and cultural theories, a review of current research about health and illness beliefs/behaviors, and the development of health promotion strategies to improve care provided to individuals, aggregates and populations. Students must earn a grade of "B" or higher in this course or it will have to be repeated.