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The mission of the Department of Psychosocial & Community Health is to actively engage in research, practice, and the education of professional nurses to promote health and prevent disease through individual and community action. The Department focuses on diverse health experiences across race, class, gender and the life span to achieve social justice and access to health care for all, with the following emphases:
  • Community Organizing for Health Promotion
  • Primary Care
  • Cultural Competence in Health Care
  • Healthy Aging
  • Mental Health and Mental Illness
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Marginalized and Underserved Populations
  • Health Policy and Programs for System Change
  • Informatics
  • Occupational and Environmental Health


Portal sites:
  • Advanced Practice Community Health Systems Nursing (APCHSN)
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
  • School of Nursing Intranet for Faculty and Staff (SONNET)

Address

 Psychosocial and Community Health
Box 357263
Seattle, WA 98195-7263
206/543-6960
Fax: 206/685-9551
 
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