2 New VIRTUAL Population Health Courses- WI22 Course

The School of Nursing is offering the following NEW Population Health courses for winter 2022. These courses will meet virtually, via Zoom.  See detailed descriptions below.

 

NSG 573 Systems Thinking for Population Health  (3 credits), SLN 18306

Meets via Zoom on Tuesdays 4:00-6:50pm ODD weeks of winter quarter

 

NSG 574 Program Development and Evaluation to Improve Population Health  (4 credits), SLN 18307

Meets via Zoom on Tuesdays 4:00-6:50pm EVEN weeks of winter quarter

 

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Please consider signing up for this exciting new course! It will use a problem-based learning approach to actively develop applied skills in systems thinking!

This course is fully VIRTUAL and meets (via Zoom) on Tuesdays 4pm-6:50p on ODD weeks of Winter Quarter.  

 

NSG 573 Systems Thinking for Population Health  (3 credits)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Develops systems-level thinking with emphasis on identifying, analyzing, and addressing factors relevant to improving population health.  Reviews theories focused on approaches and actions to affect change for the utilization and delivery of health promoting services.  Emphasis on developing a theory of action and multicultural considerations to transform the health status of underserved and marginalized communities.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Describe interdisciplinary systems thinking frameworks and methods for practice implementation and systems change.
2. Describe how prevention and health and social service delivery systems can function together to benefit population health.
3. Apply systems thinking to analyses of population health problems and health improvement strategies.
4. Summarize how policy decisions at multiple system levels influence population health status, health and social services delivery, and utilization.

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Please consider signing up for this exciting new course!

This course will focus on the development of community- and population-level interventions through the steps of assessment, prioritizing, planning, and evaluation. The role of stakeholders, use of assessment and planning models, and analysis of quality improvement mechanisms for improving community and population health will be emphasized. 

This course is fully VIRTUAL and meets (via Zoom) on Tuesdays 4pm-6:50p on EVEN weeks of Winter Quarter.  

 

NSG 574 Program Development and Evaluation to Improve Population Health  (4 credits)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Focuses on developing population health interventions and programs, including assessment, prioritization, planning, and evaluation. Appraises best practices and evidence to inform the execution of strategies that improve health.  Examines the use of reliable data sources and value of stakeholder engagement, while considering ethical, political, and socio-cultural contexts.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe program planning and quality improvement processes necessary for assuring effective community- and population-level prevention strategies.
2. Formulate an assessment of a community or population group to plan and develop health program initiatives.
3. Construct an evidence-based, health-enhancing intervention within a population health care system that considers ethical, legal, political, and socio-cultural contexts.
4. Evaluate the effectiveness and quality of a population health intervention utilizing systematic methods that align with community goals and priorities.
5. Use data from multiple information sources to inform decision-making, assessment, planning, and evaluation.

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