Population Health is an eight-week time-shortened course with 2.5 credits of classroom learning and 0.5 credits for clinical learning.

Population health includes community and public health nursing and all facets there within. Community and public health nursing differ from acute-care settings in both philosophy and scope.

In this course, students will focus on the role of the Baccalaureate-prepared nurse in community and public health settings. Epidemiology and its application to community health will be examined and explored. There will be the opportunity to learn about families in the community/public health settings.

Opportunity is built into the course to enhance knowledge as the student applies the principles learned in class through self-study, community-based RN assessments, and the discovery of community agencies or resources within the community.