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College Launches Public Health Nursing Program Doctor of Nursing Practice program answers a widespread call for health professionals with advanced education and training to improve community-wide access to high-quality care and healthy environments. Embedded within communities and ranging in focus from individuals and families to populations and systems, DNP-prepared public health nurses are a vital piece of the interprofessional teams needed to ensure that all people have equitable access to high-quality care and healthy environments. Their assessment skills, primary prevention focus and system-level perspectives ensure that local and state needs are met, services and programs are coordinated and communities are engaged. “We designed this program to not just prepare an advanced-practice nurse in public health, but to prepare a public health nurse leader who will identify and drive transformational systemic changes to significantly impact the health of their community,” says Tasha Turner-Bicknell, DNP, assistant professor and interim director for the Public Health Nursing DNP program. “This program meets the growing need for senior leader public health nurses who can lead efforts that align emerging systems of care for population health improvement, health promotion, risk reduction and disease prevention efforts.”
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