Public Health Agency of Canada: Skills Online

  • Online Module

Skills Online is a continuing education program developed by, and offered through the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). It offers a collection of self-directed and facilitated modules that help build the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 1.0 (PHAC, 2007). The Modules contain content specific […]

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Preparing an Intervention for a Target Population

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Teaching Strategy Description: In groups of 2-3, students identify and describe a target population using epidemiological and other sources of data related to community context, key health determinants, and perspectives on health. They propose the implementation and evaluation of population-focused health interventions that are knowledge informed.  They consider principles of primary health care and sustainability […]

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Environment and Health Assessment of a Community: Data Collection and Presentation

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Teaching Strategy Description: Students are placed in groups of 5-7 to collect subjective data through a windshield survey and objective data from community statistics. A 15 minute presentation is given in class demonstrating how this data relates to the six environments (social, natural, built, environmental hazards, current health status and health system performance). Teaching Context: […]

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Simulating Family Assessments

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  • Video

Teaching Strategy Description: The Calgary Family Assessment Model is integrated into the curriculum through both theory and clinical courses. In this activity, students practice simulated interviewing of families through role playing and case-study based learning. Following the in-class lessons, students then conduct live family assessments with a family in the community Teaching Context: Third year […]

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Community Assessment and Measuring Community Health Using Epidemiology Data

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  • Practice Tool
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Teaching Strategy Description: Working in groups of 3-4 per placement, students learn and apply the community health nursing process using two of four key practice tools. Students are in the placement 6 hours/week for a total of 72 hours. Additional one hour conferences are held weekly with their faculty. Clinical placements for “community as client” […]

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10-Week Community Assessment with a Community Organisation

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Teaching Strategy Description: Students assess an assigned community of interest and work with an assigned community-based organisation partner for a 10 week period using progressive inquiry questions with their population. The students prepare 2-3 simple, strength-based questions guided by faculty that will help the team get to know the organization members and build relationships with […]

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Preparing an Intervention for a Target Population

  • Textbook

Teaching Strategy Description: In groups of 2-3, students identify and describe a target population using epidemiological and other sources of data related to community context, key health determinants, and perspectives on health. They propose the implementation and evaluation of population-focused health interventions that are knowledge informed.  They consider principles of primary health care and sustainability […]

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