Population Health: 3 semester hours

Catalog description

This course introduces complex population health issues at the local, regional, national, and global levels. Emphasis is placed on decision-making utilizing limited resources that will impact problems that drive poor health conditions. Evidence-based practice theory is utilized to identify strategies that minimize or eliminate health disparities in diverse populations. Students will focus on health promotion, chronic disease self-management, illness prevention, quality, and safety. Interprofessional strategies will be analyzed for interventions that will inform practice and policy. Prerequisites: ( NURS 7301 or NURS 7013) and ( NURS 7306 or NURS 7033). Co-requisite: NURS 7302 .