Integrated methods for teaching population health.
The Institute of Medicine recommends reforms to public health education to better prepare the public health workforce. This study addresses the application of two of the recommended reforms in the population health nursing curriculum at one university: use of an ecological model and distance learning methods. Using interdisciplinary faculty, integrated teaching and learning methods, and a multimedia curriculum, this study examined the following question: can distance learning be designed to support learning goals and outcomes specific to an ecological approach and population health concepts in general? Course content was evaluated using students' perception of practice utility and understanding of population health concepts. Integrated teaching methods were evaluated using a scale as well as comparison to other student distance learning experiences within the university. Findings demonstrated that both the ecological model and distance learning methods were successfully used to teach population health to a large nursing student cohort.
Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97202, USA. sistromm@ohsu.edu
Maria Gilson
MG
Sistrom
Laura
L
Zeigen
Melissa
M
Jones
Korana Fiol
KF
Durham
Thomas
T
Boudrot
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D004463:Ecology / Q000193:education*; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014481:United States