A nurse describes the challenge of teaching health education to Liberian refugees, having to accommodate their physical surroundings and everyday experiences. (SK)

The master's of science in nursing curriculum at Seattle University leads to the designation Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. The School of Nursing's goal is to educate leaders in nursing who advocate for those least able to speak for themselves and least able to access resources available to the majority of people. (Author/JOW)

In Hawaii, one of four national "vision for nursing education" projects focused on identifying themes for a community-based curriculum. Focus groups selected nursing history, culture, identity, knowledge, and practice as well as cross-disciplinary themes. (SK)

Aggregate health care focuses on subgroups at high risk for illness or premature death. The University of Wisconsin prepares nursing students for aggregate care through community projects involving diagnosis, planning, intervention, and outcome evaluation. (SK)

Parish nurses serve as health educators and counselors in religious communities. A Baptist church developed a parish nursing program, based on a parishioner survey, that provided blood pressure screenings and health and wellness classes with the help of volunteers. (SK)

Student Nurses in action is an interdisciplinary academic-service-research partnership model that brings health care to urban, suburban, and rural communities. A 5-year evaluation gave the program excellent ratings for cost-effectiveness, student experience, and quality of care. (SK)

A survey of 177 nurse educators indicates they have more knowledge of primary health care than hypothesized; those with work experience beyond acute care have more knowledge. Nurse educators must be prepared to revise nursing curricula and teaching strategies in terms of community-based primary-health-care knowledge and skills. (JOW)

Cleveland State University's Department of Nursing and the Visiting Nurse Association's partnership has produced a model to restructure nursing curriculum to prepare students for community practice. Parts of the model are identifying urban health needs, developing a common culture, and preparing experienced clinicians as teaching associates. (SK)

Includes "Assessing the Need for Community Concepts" (Marion Cahill et al.); "Expanding the Associate Degree Curriculum without Adding Time" (Marjorie K. Jamieson); and "A Community College Responds to Changes in Health Care Delivery" (Patricia D. Irons, Susan Meehan, and Margaret J. Reilly). (SK)

A capstone leadership course for students working toward a bachelor of science in nursing degree is designed to integrate traditional community-health nursing with leadership to foster the development of community-based competencies for the future. (JOW)

A community service project involved nursing faculty and students in providing primary health services. One core activity had nursing students conducting vision screening for preschoolers in at-risk populations. (SK)

A health promotion project was developed collaboratively by a university nursing program, middle school, senior citizen residence, and research center. It provided meaningful clinical experience for nursing students, and health education and screening for youth and older adults. (SK)