POPULATION HEALTH THEORY AND METHODS SEMINAR I: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & POPULATION HEALTH ETHICS

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.

NURSING 725

Explore specialized roles, emerging issues, and current priorities in advanced population health nursing. Analyze novel and emergent population health challenges within context, and consider the unique knowledge, skills, and philosophies that prepared nurses can bring to solution-seeking and interdisciplinary efforts to promote or safeguard population health.

NURSING 720

Experiential learning focused on the application of foundational skills and perspectives of advanced population health nursing practice. Provides an opportunity to synthesize, integrate, and apply new knowledge and skills and gain professional experience in population health. Emphasis is on aggregate assessment and evidence-based planning, including critical appraisal of existent data, generation of primary data, community engagement, participatory solution-finding, and the identification of evidence-based strategies to promote and protect health and well-being.

POPHLTH 753

Considers the roles of healthcare systems in improving population health, focusing on the importance of considering healthcare as one among multiple determinants of health.