HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES

NURSING 314

Focuses on the role of the baccalaureate generalist nurse in health promotion and disease prevention across the lifespan. Learn about factors that impact health of individuals and families. Active learning is emphasized through applying the nursing process to concepts such as health determinants, health education, self- management, and innate psychological needs related to well-being.

PHYASST 611

Addresses the concepts of prevention and population health and explores the topics of: health systems/policy, and community aspects of practice. Case examples and community-oriented learning experiences will be incorporated into the course.

KINES 501

Provides an overview of the behavioral, social and cultural factors related to individual and population health and health disparities. Social and behavioral science theories and strategies in health promotion/education will be discussed in relation to preventing disease and promoting health. Provides current knowledge and analysis of issues influencing people's health and well-being from a social and behavioral science perspective. Theoretical frameworks that draw on major health behavior theories provide a better understanding of how individuals, families, peers, schools, neighborhoods, and the larger community influence risk and protective factors. Ethical considerations intrinsic to social and behavioral science efforts designed to produce health-related behavior change will be discussed. Promotes intellectual and collaborative learning through course lectures, readings, class discussions, and individual and group work.

NURSING 432

Exploration of population health nursing principles and practices, public health partnerships, population health advocacy, community health assessment, and identification of health patterns in populations in local, national, and global settings.

NURSING 730

Examines the application of critical social theories in population health promotion when intersectionality, bias, and social inequities are social determinants of population health disparities. Intended to provide an opportunity to apply critical social theories to long-standing population health disparities and contemporary social health problems such as despair, homelessness, and loneliness. Emphasis on the appraisal of intersectionality, bias, and inequities in previous, present, or potential population health promotion strategies to eliminate health disparities.