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This session on public health nursing leadership will explore administration, management, leadership issues. Some of the issues that will be discuss include describing best practices for workforce development, examining socioeconomic factors that influence public health nursing positions, and preparing students using on-line teaching modules for public health nursing.

Session Objectives: After the session, participants will be able to explain strategies that can be taken by a voluntary statewide group of Public Health Nursing leaders to become more effective, discuss national influences on the role of public health nursing, evaluate the pedagogical strengths and weaknesses of on-line technology for educating public health nurses, and demonstrate how nurses with an identified ethnic background actually take on leadership roles to improve access to health care for the same ethnic community.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)