A nursing school operates nine community nursing centers in which students practice community-based learning and act as problem solvers and change agents. Examples include effecting systemwide change in school health services, coordinating multiple agencies to meet a health need, and solving a patient's complex problems involving multiple…

Surveyed college and university health education degree granting programs to investigate the status of training in epidemiology and biostatistics for health education students. Surveys of all schools from a national directory of programs indicated that programs were offering training in epidemiology and biostatistics for community/public health…

This directory lists the institutions that provide full-time postgraduate courses in public health lasting at least one academic year. Other institutions, such as schools of medicine, that have a department of public health or community health offering postgraduate programs in public health are also included. A total of 216 institutions in 54…

A study was designed to answer the question: Is the baccalaureate-prepared nurse able to function satisfactorily as a staff nurse in an official public health agency? Findings indicate that health agency staff and education program faculty must work together to define the purpose, objectives, and content of the clinical experience. (JOW)

Community Health 360, a required class for community health educators and exercise science majors at University of Nebraska at Omaha, was developed to teach students the interrelatedness of health, music, art, language, history, and environment. The course and its evaluation by students and by peer review is described. (MT)

Describes the influence of the state legislature on the development of medical education facilities in Michigan, including the relationship of the schools training MD's and DO's (oesteopathic practitioners). (AL)

A service learning nursing course grounded in social justice principles focused on minority health, poverty, environmental health, and medically underserved populations. Students worked in community agencies, advocated for the underserved, and reflected on the relationship of social justice and citizenship to nursing. (SK)

An environmental health learning experience involved collaborative activities of graduate public health and undergraduate nursing students. Pre/postcourse measures (n=31) showed increased awareness of issues and competence in interdisciplinary teamwork. (Contains 13 references.) (SK)

This is a unique and groundbreaking collection of questions and answers coming from higher education institutions on diverse fields and across a wide spectrum of countries and cultures. It creates routes for further innovation, collaboration amidst the Sciences (both Natural and Social) and the Humanities and the private and the public sectors of…

Interprets the accreditation standards of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (mission and governance, institutional commitment and resources, curriculum and teaching practices, student performance and faculty accomplishments) in terms of community-based nursing. (SK)

Nursing education should address the consequences of global environmental change, integrate environmental considerations into clinical practice, and promote sustainable policies. Educators should raise nursing students' awareness of environmental issues and empower them to contribute to policy debates. (Contains 36 references. Includes…

Discusses results of a 1981 survey of psychologists holding full-time faculty positions in 22 schools of public health; includes information on representation in various departments, research conducted and publications produced, and the perceived advantages/disadvantages of employment in schools of public health. (GC)