NURS 621 Advanced Concepts in Health Promotion and Prevention

This course focuses on application of preventative health concepts and health promotion principles across the lifespan of specific populations. Key areas of discussion include physiological and psychological preventative health principles, counseling about personal health behaviors and lifestyle modifications, cultural and socioeconomic dimensions of health, and evidenced-based practice implementation of health promotion and prevention as guided by Health People 2020 and U. S. Preventative Services Task Force guidelines.