Instructor:
Pamela McGranahan, MSN, RN
Doris Schoneman, PhD, PHCNS-BC
Estimated Completion Time: 8 hours
Contact Hours: 8.0
Fee: Free/$75
Expiration Date: 07/01/2014
Registration and Continuing Education Credit: Registration is free to Wisconsin nurses given an access code through participation in the Linking Education and Practice for Excellence in Public Health Nursing Project (LEAP). For more information about LEAP visit: http://www.son.wisc.edu/leap.
The registration fee is $75 for all others.
The modules for this course are taken in order. When you successfully complete a module (i.e., pass the quiz), you will automatically receive access to the next one. After successful completion of all 8 course modules, you will receive a certificate of completion awarding 8.0 ANCC nursing contact hours and 0.8 CEUs.
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Purpose:
To orient the learner to the concept of community in public health, the processes of Community Assessment, Asset Mapping, and Health Impact Assessment, resources to aid in conducting assessment, and the benefits of assessment to public health practice.
Target Audience:
Public health nurses in Wisconsin
Objectives:
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:
- Define “community” in the context of public health practice
- Identify social, economic, and environmental determinants of health and understand their impact on behavior and health
- Identify key principles of data collection, documentation, and dissemination and resources to assist with each of these processes
- Distinguish between Asset Mapping, Community Needs Assessment, and Health Impact Assessment and identify the benefits of each process to public health nursing practice
- Describe the importance of completing assessments with community partners and identify components that make collaboration effective
Computer Requirements:
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Program Materials
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 Social and Community Factors that Contribute to Health Outcomes
Sources of Already Collected Data
Data Generation Tools
Community Assessment and Asset Mapping
Focused Assessment of the Community
Health Impact Assessment
Role of Effective Collaboration and Partnerships
Meaningful Action: Strategies to Disseminate Findings
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