COURSE DETAIL
NURS 6710 Health and Systems I
Credit hours: 3 per Semester
Cluster: Systems, Leadership, Informatics and Policy, Advanced Nursing Practice
https://student.apps.utah.edu/uofu/stu/ClassSchedules/main/1214/description.html?subj=NURS&catno=671
Course Level: Doctoral
Course Type: DNP
IPE: No
Course Open to:
Institution:University of Utah
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Pre-requisites: Instructor permission
Course Description: OVERVIEW OF CONTENT: This course applies the Social-Ecological Model as a framework for understanding the dynamic drivers of health. This course examines public and population health and health care systems. The interaction between health, policy, and the impact of health care law on individual and population health outcomes will be reviewed. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the semester, students should be able to – 1. Analyze the social context of health and drivers of health inequities 2. Evaluate the importance of epidemiology for informing scientific, ethical and political discussions of health and health outcomes 3. Summarize the role of genomic epidemiology on the future of preventative and public health 4. Describe and compare local, national, and global health care systems 5. Evaluate the effects of health care delivery systems on the health of individuals and populations 6. Examine the intersectionality of national and global policy health outcomes
Method of Instruction: asynchronous
Delivery Platform: Canvas
Campus visits required: No
Course Contact: Heather Clarkson
email: heather.clarkson@nurs.utah.edu
Tuition: current NEXus tuition rate
Other considerations: PhD and DNP students welcome!
Available Seats by Semester for this course:
SPRING 2019
Section: 091
Instructor: Deb Penney, PhD CNM
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 01-07-19
End Date: 05-03-19
FALL 2019
Section: 091
Instructor: TBA
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 08-19-19
End Date: 12-05-19
SPRING 2020
Section: 091
Instructor: TBA
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 01-06-20
End Date: 05-02-20
FALL 2020
Section: 091
Instructor: TBA
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 08-24-20
End Date: 12-18-20
SPRING 2021
Section: 091
Instructor: Teresa Garrett, DNP
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 01-19-21
End Date: 05-05-21
None
FALL 2021
Section: 091
Instructor: TBA
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 08-23-21
End Date: 12-10-21
SPRING 2022
Section: 091
Instructor: TBA
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 01-10-22
End Date: 04-27-22
FALL 2022
Section: 091
Instructor: TBA
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 08-22-22
End Date: 12-09-22