Public Health and Nursing: Building a Culture of Health

This course will teach you about the importance of health policy and strategic partnerships in health promotion. It also teaches you how to promote a culture for public health in your area of practice. It is becoming increasingly clear that society needs to transform to improve and sustain health and well-being, reduce inequalities and redefine what it means for people to be healthy. This course will equip you with the skills to become a leader in health at work and in your community. This course will introduce you to a health promotion model that transforms society's view of health and how public policy can help to facilitate this transformation and model implementation.

Public health improvement is a key component of partnerships. Learn what makes a partnership work and how to organize partnerships across many sectors and organisations. Learn how to create partnerships that are based on your community's health priorities. You will also learn how to use stakeholder analysis and manage the influence of stakeholders on your initiative's success. This course will prepare you for a leadership, implementation, and management role in public health promotion. By leading on new policy and partnerships in health, you'll be able to influence others and improve their health. You should feel confident about your leadership abilities and growth by the end of this course. You'll be able to influence, negotiate, persuade, and improve your leadership skills. Additionally, you will understand the importance of these skills for public health promotion.