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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NUR 4820 - Community/Public Health Theory

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This course focuses on community health nursing roles and practice related to health promotion and preservation in communities. Content covered includes public health principles, epidemiology, health care disparities, community assessment, environmental health, and vulnerable populations. Emphasis is placed on the use of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, and inquiry-based scholarship to examine the health status of a selected population and to determine community-oriented care.