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This course focuses on developing public health nursing competencies and constructing knowledge of strategies to improve population health outcomes through public health science and population health management. Competencies are developed through community assessment, and practice in the principles of program development and evaluation to improve population health outcomes. The clinical portion of the course uses a critical service-learning pedagogy. The theory portion draws on the science of public health practice and conceptual frameworks for population health improvement to develop student learning in these areas. Content and approaches to practice are mutually reinforced in the theory and clinical elements. Students are provided an opportunity to explore publicly-available policy and population-level data platforms to inform interventions and to design, implement, and evaluate an agency-focused program at their clinical site. They gain knowledge and experience in navigating health policy frameworks and contributing to their development. Prerequisites: NR 120.513, NR 120.515, NR 120.516, NR 210.608