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Week 1:Orientation to CourseHealth: A Community View |
August 23 - Class
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Class (ABII 237):
Exit FGCU, take left toward Corkscrew, take right on Corkscrew, take right on Rt 41; approx 1 mile, turn left onto Broadway (light); turn right onto Poinseana almost STAT, deadends at Trailside; white frame house on left; park on grass. Wear practice attire. |
Practice:
August 26 8:30-3:30
Topics:
10:30-11:00
20300B Trailside Dr, Estero, FL |
Swanson & Nies, Chapter 1
Health: Community View PPT View video (Class): Experiencing Environmental Survey: A Fist Step for Community Based Education Discussion Point:
Swanson & Nies, Chapter 2 & 3 Swanson & Nies, Chapter 4 Discussion Point: Each student is to come with (1) highlight of historical significance in public health that you would like to bring to the attention of the class. Discussion Point:
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Week 2:Community Assessment |
August 31: ClassSeptember 2: Practice |
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Community
Assessment
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Practice : 8:30-4:00
Ft. Myers, Estero, Collier County Plan Community assessment Plan home visits and family assessment |
Swanson & Nies Chapters 5,6, 28,
Standhope, M. & Knollmueller, R. Community Assessment Pages 81-104 (Tool) Wills, E.M. (1996) Nurse-client alliance: A pattern of home health caring. Link to Ovid
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Week 3:Family Health Risk and Assessment |
September 7: ClassSeptember 9: Practice |
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Readings & Assignments |
Family Health Risk and Assessment
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Practice: 8:30-4:00
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Required reading:
Swanson & Nies, Chapter 13
Text, Chapter 28
http://www.hcfa.gov/
Duffy, B et.al. (1996)
Harris, M. D. (1996) Evaluating quality of home care services: Using patient outcome data Discussion Point:
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Week 4:Child and adolescent healthCase Focus: Teen pregnancy |
September 14: ClassSeptember 16: Practice |
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Readings & Assignments |
Child & Adolescent Health
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This Class Presentation is for (2-3) students:
(30 minutes)
Identify the social factors effecting health of this group Public Health programs targeted to children Strategies to improve health programs Look at vital statistic and compare national, state and local Role of the PHN Interview people who are involved in child and adolescent health in community Practice: 8:30-4:00
Two to three (2-3) students will present the discussion on this topic.
(30 minutes) This web site is filled with information.
Practice: 8:30-4:00
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Text, Chapter 10
Link to Ovid and look for articles related to topic Ryan, C. et al. (1998)
Helping our hidden youth
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/hsp/
Discussion Point: In your community partnered care practice, what have been your experiences with issues related to teen pregnancy? What is your student role in helping teen parents? What are your most important skills for success with this population? |
Week 5:Women, Men, and Seniors |
September 21: ClassSeptember 23: Practice |
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Women's Health
Men's health
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This Class Presentation is for (2) students:
(30 minutes) Discuss the following issues related to women's health:
Ft. Myers, Estero, Collier County |
Text, Chapter 11
Internet to obtain data on
Text, Chapter 12
Text, Chapter 14 Broussard, M. C. (1996). Medication Problems in the Elderly DeBrew, J. K. (1998) Assessing medication knowledge and practices of older adults After reading the above text chapters, create a table comparing the
health problems of men, women, and seniors. Where is the longest
list?
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Week 6:Epidemiology in Public and Community Health |
September 28: ClassSeptember 30: Practice |
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Epidemiology
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Discuss information about epidemiology uncovered in the CDC web
site
Practice : 8:30-4:00
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Required reading:
Swanson & Nies, Chapter 5 & 24 Stanhope & Knollmueller
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Week 7:Building Community Partnerships |
October 5: ClassOctober 7: Practice |
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Readings & Assignments |
Building Partnerships
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Practice:
8:30 - 4: 00 Ft. Meyers, Estero, Collier County |
Swanson & Niles,
Chapter 7
Courtney, R. (1995) Community partnership primary care: a new paradigm for primary care. Public Health Nurse, 12:366-373. Courtney, R.; Ballard, F.; Fawer, S.; et al. (1996) The partnership model: Working with individuals, families and communities toward a new vision of health. Public Health Nurse, 13:177-186 |
Week 8:Homelessness and Poverty |
October 12: ClassOctober 14: Practice |
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Readings & Assignments |
Homelessness
The community and poverty |
Guest Speaker
Use the Internet to determine current issues related to homelessness
and major health problems
Practice: 8:30-4:00
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Text, Chapter 15
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/
Dalaker, J., & Naifeh, N. (1997). Poverty in the United states: 1997 Discussion Points:
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Week 9:Politics, Policy, & Legislation Influencing Public Health & Community Health Nursing |
October 19: ClassOctober 21: Practice |
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Readings & Assignments |
Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Public
Health Nursing
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Guest Speaker:
Pat Dobbins Senior Community Health Nursing Director, Florida Department of Health Practice: 8:30-4:00
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Text, Chapter 9
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/health/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/hsp/
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Readings & Assignments |
School Health
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Guest Speaker
Jan Sharlow, Lee County School Board Practice: 8:30-4:00
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Chapter 25
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Week 11:
Environmental Health |
Novermber 2: ClassNovember 4: Practice: Field Trip to U.S. Sugar |
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Identify skills and competencies of OHN. |
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Environmental and Occupational Health
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Practice: Nov 4
Arrive US Sugar Clewiston, FL 9:00 AM Depart US Sugar 4:00 PM Identify at least 2 environmental health problems that affect the health
of aggregates.
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Chapter 26 & 27
Narayan, Mary.
C. & Tennant. J. (1997). Environment Assessment
We will meet for the clinical day in Clewiston for class and a tour of US Sugar Identify at least 2 environmental issues that you believe that is effective
the health of specific aggregates. What are the health problems?
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Week 12:Tuberculosis |
November 9: ClassNovember 11: Practice |
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Readings & Assignments |
Tuberculous
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Guest speaker:
Dr. Alison Nist Medical Director for Disease Intervention Services, Collier County Health Department
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http://www.cdc.gov |
Week 13:Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
November 16: ClassNovember 18:Veteran's Day Break |
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Readings & Assignments |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Guest Speaker
Go to the web and find some current statistics on STD's, Nationally, State, and Local
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Required Reading:
Hale, P. HIV, Hepatitis,
and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
http://www.niaid.nih.
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Week 14:Community Disaster Management |
November 23: Class
November 25: Thanksgiving Break |
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Readings & Assignments |
Community Disaster Management
*Response *Recovery |
Guest Speaker
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Required readings:
King, Debbie. (1998). The puzzle of Fran: Home healthcare in a hurricane |
Week 15:
The Future of Community Health Nursing |
November 30: Class
December 2: Student Presentations: Community Assessments |
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Readings & Assignments |
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Students will present their community projects. We will be on campus BHG 105 |
Identify issues related to population growth What are some of the major stressor today world wide Class will be divided into 2 groups and debate the two models of primary care: Cuban and Canadian Discussion Point: What differences have you and your peers made in the health of the community? How has your perception of home health, community health, and public health nursing changed since you enterd the program? What is your definition of community based education and community based care? |
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