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2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 740 - Promoting Health and Shaping the Healthcare System: Theory and Practice

Credits 3
Requirements: Pre-req: NUR 700, 705, 710, 712Lecture
Focus on the social determinants of health and health related behavior which contributes to the development of chronic illness across the lifespan. A focus on vulnerable and at-risk populations and their specific chronic disease outcomes frames the teaching-learning methods of this course. A review of various health promotion theories/conceptual models and health related policy supports the student in generating theoretically driven, evidenced-based health promotion interventions for a selected group/population.
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