NURS 495 - (D) Health Care in Africa

3 cr.

(Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses)

Exploration of health care and public health in Uganda. Focus on endemic diseases: malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, malnutrition, tuberculosis, & HIV/AIDS. Impact of environmental, social, cultural, and religious practices on health and wellness are examined. Work with health care providers to examine preventative strategies & treatment of communicable diseases. Travel to historical, cultural, ecological, and rural areas with an interdisciplinary student group. Intersession