APCHSN Core Courses
NURS 578 Social Justice and Determinants of Health (3)
Uses multiple data sources to critically analyze social justice and determinants of health in populations and communities. Critiques preventive theories related to the reduction of health disparities in complex systems. Theories related to the development, implementation and evaluation of health policies and other systems’ level approaches are examined. Offered: A.
NURS 557 Health, Culture and Community (3)
A multidisciplinary approach to the development of leadership in personal and organizational cultural competence in community-based participatory research Emphasis is on understanding collaborative assessment, planning, and evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention programs to address the Social Determinants of Health at the population level. Offered: jointly with HSERV 576; W.
NURS 576 Assessment and Collaboration with Communities, Populations, and Systems (3)
Examines, critiques and applies theory in assessing communities, populations, and systems cross-culturally; focuses on advanced practice, executive leadership/policy, and practice inquiry; broad definition of community includes organizations. Team work emphasized in assessment implementation, i.e., survey, interview, focus groups, observation/participant observation; advances understanding of social determinants of health. Offered: Sp.
NURS 561 Comparative Nursing Care Systems (3)
In-depth examination of the literature pertinent to major theoretical issues in cross-cultural nursing and health care systems. Seminar with analysis and discussion of selected topics and readings. Implications for research and health care stressed. Offered: A.
NURS 523 Communities, Populations, and Systems: Theoretical Foundations (3)
Focus on construction and analysis of research-based philosophies and theories related to nursing practice at the community, population, and systems levels. Synthesize and apply knowledge about social and environmental justice, determinants of health, and human health responses to populations and communities. Examine and evaluate leadership roles for nurses in community settings. Offered: Sp.
