The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #68482

Joyce Splann Krothe, DNS, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing, 1033 E. Third St., Sycamore Hall, Rm. 400, Bloomington, IN 47405, 812-855-1731, jkrothe@indiana.edu

This presentation will describe utilization of service-learning concepts in community health nursing courses to address issues related to social justice in the United States and New Zealand. A community development model was utilized in both settings to establish a nurse-managed clinic to address health disparities. The model focuses on the achievement of community goals and includes a true partnership in which power and decision making are shared. Concepts of service-learning are integral to implementation of the model and the students’ learning experiences. Students are required to examine the broader context of societal issues and confront substantive issues that affect access to health care globally. Reflection is the mechanism which facilitates complex understanding in service-learning. Cross cultural strategies for engaging students in reflection related to issues of social justice in health will be described.

Learning Objectives:

1.Discuss service-learning as a mechanism to address social justice in health cross culturally. 2.Describe utilization of a community development model to address health disparities.
• Identify startegies for engaging students in reflection. 3.

Keywords: Social Justice, Public Health Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.