217271 Engaging Public Health Nursing Students in Transdisciplinary Education to Address Human Trafficking

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Dian Baker, PhD, APRN-BC, PNP, PHN , Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
        
One core function of public health nursing is community organizing and coalition building. This presentation will describe how public health nursing students were engaged in transdisciplinary collaboration and community organizing using rapid community assessment (RCA) techniques to learn about human trafficking. Human trafficking also known as modern day slavery is an international health issue and should be of concern to all nurses. RCA is a process to quickly raise awareness and gather data about a significant current issue within a community. The RCA was completed in six weeks by public health nursing students working in collaboration with law students to rapidly contact and visit various community-based social, health, and legal service agencies to collect data and raise awareness about human trafficking. The results of the students' collaborative efforts in rapid community assessment, surveys, and implication for community-wide outreach and education will be discussed. Engaging students in issues of public health and human trafficking can meet multiple goals in public health nursing education.

Learning Areas:
Diversity and culture
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related education
Public health or related nursing

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the impact of human trafficking on public health. 2. Explain how to engage public health nursing students in transdisciplinary education, rapid community assessment, and coalition building to address human trafficking.

Keywords: Human Rights, Public Health Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 30 years of community based advocacy and research experience both as a public health nurse and pediatric nurse practitioner. I have 10 years of teaching experience in public health nursing. In addition, I am an active member of the Sacramento Region's Rescue and Restore Coalition on human trafficking and conducted the region survey on human trafficking.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 3150.1: Current Issues in Public Health Nursing