NSG - 566 Population Assessment and Health Promotion Frameworks

This is the first of two sequential courses in population assessment and intervention planning. The course focuses on an application of the concepts and methods for conducting an in depth assessment of health status among populations, which serves as the foundation for the health planning process. Principles of epidemiology and assessment frameworks are applied in analyzing population and organizational level data to provide understanding of population needs and resources. Students examine health promotion frameworks in relation to effective approaches to guiding population level interventions Prerequisite: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research for Evidence Based Practice; Prerequisite or corequisite for APHN and Pop Health MSN-DNP students: Public Health Systems & APHN Role, Specialty Practicum 3 credit hours Credit Hours: (3)