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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]