NUR 547 - Population Health

3 credits
Principles of health promotion and disease prevention are applied to various populations in community health care settings. Emphasis is on the role of the nurse in the application of public health principles to reduce the burden of disease. National health promotion objectives provide a focus for the course. Public health theories, community organization models, community health education strategies and theories of behavior change are addressed. Ethics for the population health are applied to case examples. AACN (1996) Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing, The ANA (2007) Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing and Quad Council (2003) PHN Competencies provide guidance for the course.