Join the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) on April 27, 2022 from 2-3pm EDT for a webinar focused on academic health department partnerships: Partnerships Between Academic Health Departments and Schools of Nursing. This webinar will provide a brief overview of the concept of an AHD and its roles and functions. This will be followed by presenters from AHDs and Schools of Nursing (SON) partnerships, describing how partnerships facilitate both nursing education and health department goals of improving the health of the public. Presenters will share examples of student experiences, challenges encountered and how to overcome them when working in partnership with an AHD, and possible ways to measure outcomes for student learning and health department goals. The AHD/SON partnership is an important mechanism for helping nursing students acquire public/population health knowledge and skills.
Objectives:
- Define academic health department.
- Identify three benefits of SON partnerships with AHDs for the health department and nursing students.
- Describe challenges in implementing AHD/SON partnerships, and potential ways to overcome these.
- List three potential measures of outcomes of AHD/SON partnerships for the nursing students and AHD.
Speakers
- Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
- Nola Martz, EdD, MSN, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Truman State University
- Joann Hoganson, MSN, RN, Director of Community Wellness, Kent County Health Department (MI)
Moderator
- Susan M. Swider, PhD, PHNA-BC, FAAN, Professor, Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University
Registration
This webinar is free and open to all. Please
register to attend.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. AACN is an accredited CNE provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Questions?
This webinar is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Academic Partnerships to Improve Health.