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Section
One: Public Health
- Definition
of Public Health
- History and Achievements of Public Health
- How Public Health Works
- Healthy People 2010 and Health Indicators
- Public Health Structure
- Community Assessment
Section
Length: approximately 35 minutes, (5 minutes
estimated for participant input time and optional Case
Study exercise).
Learning Objectives: By the end of this section, a participant
will be able to:
- Recognize two characteristics of public health.
- Identify Healthy People 2010 and at least three
of its leading health indicators.
- Discuss the different types of prevention in public
health.
- Describe three basic steps involved in a community
assessment.
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Section
Two: Public Health Nursing
- 3 Core Functions of Public Health
- 10 Essential Services of Public Health
- Public Health Nursing Definition and History
- 8 Principles of Public Health Nursing
- Public Health Nursing Practice Model
- A Word on Ethics
Section
Length: approximately 24 minutes, (5 minutes
estimated for participant input time and optional Case
Study exercise).
Learning Objectives: By the end of this section,
a participant will be able to:
- Identify the Three Core Functions of public health.
- Recognize at least three of the Ten Essential Services
of public health.
- Describe how public health nursing applies to the Three
Core Functions and Ten Essential Services.
- List as least three principles of public health nursing.
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Section
Three: Public Health Nursing Practice
- 4 Spheres of Public Health Nursing Practice
- Principles of Population-Based Practice
- Minnesota Intervention Wheel
Section
Length: approximately 30 minutes, (3
minutes estimated for participant input time and optional
Case Study exercise).
Learning Objectives: By the end of this section, a participant
will be able to:
- Identify the Four Spheres of Public Health Nursing
Practice.
- Articulate the application of population-based practice
in public health.
- Recognize at least five public health nursing interventions
from the Minnesota Intervention Wheel.
- Discuss the basic steps in applying the Minnesota Intervention
Wheel to public health nursing practice.
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Section
Four: Your Public Health Nursing Practice
- Bringing
Public Health Nursing Into Your Work
- Bringing Public Health Nursing Into Your Community
Section
Length: approximately 28 minutes, (9
minutes estimated for participant input time).
Learning Objectives: By the end of this section,
a participant will be able to:
- List two goals for the application of new knowledge
into participant’s public health nursing practice.
- Define the target populations relevant to participant’s
public health nursing practice.
- Describe two methods for reaching participant’s
target populations.
- Recognize ways participants can collaborate with other
programs to promote health and prevent disease.
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