NURD 418 - Collective Health

 

Prerequisites: Nursing major and: NURS 320, NURS 323, NURS 324, NURS 325, NURS 328, NURS 329, NURS 326, Open to nursing majors only
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

1. Analyze connections and distinctions between individual health, public health, collective health, population health, and how these connect people, place, and health
2. Contrast mechanisms for change within governmental institutions, non-profit organizations, grassroots organizations, and social movements
3. Apply multiple theoretical frameworks including critical theory, cultural safety, social epidemiology, health equity, community cultural wealth, and social justice to explain health implications of current events 
4. Articulate the priorities, goals, principles, and outcomes of multiple local grassroots and non-profit organizations and how they relate to collective health
5. Engage in sustained and active involvement in service-learning and civic engagement opportunities to serve as change agents to promote collective health and social justice
6. Distinguish between interventions, risk factors, resources, living conditions, institutions, and systems, particularly in relation to the power dynamics and scope of each