To address inequities and meet the occupational needs of diverse communities, students will learn, critique and apply program development principles. Program development principles include needs assessment, program design, budgeting and resource planning, marketing, program evaluation, and proposal writing and presentation. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Concepts and models of occupation, health, and illness are introduced and appraised. Narratives from persons with lived experience and interactive assignments are used for acquiring biopsychosocial information on health conditions that impact occupational performance across lifespan and diverse life experiences. [1-0-1.5].

This course is the study of the processes and strategies influencing health and social policy, and the social and political contexts in which policy is created. Corequisite: NURS_V 511. Or be enrolled in the MHLP program.

Study of advanced practice nursing models, their development and implementation with a changing health care system. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. Corequisite: NURS 511.

Nursing 506 examines the role of health promotion in diverse practice contexts. Students' will explore various health promotion strategies, approaches and interventions. Emphasis is on how to adapt health promotion strategies, approaches and interventions in ways that take the social and economic contexts of peoples’ lives into account.