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Linda Olson Keller, MS, RN, CS¹, Susan Strohschein, MS, BSN², Karen Jorgensen-Royce, BSN, MSN³, Marie E. Margitan, BSN, MSN⁴, and Wendy Kvale, BSN³. (1) Center for Public Health Nursing, Minnesota Department of Health, 121 East 7th Place, Suite 460, Box 64975, St Paul, MN 55164, 651-296-9176, linda.keller@health.state.mn.us, (2) Section of Public Health Nursing, Minnesota Department of Health, Metro Square Building, P.O. Box 64975, St. Paul, MN 55164-0975, (3) Office of Public Health Practice - Center for Public Health Nursing, Minnesota Department of Health, Metro Square Bldg, Suite 460, P.O. Box 64975, St. Paul, MN 55164, (4) Office of Public Health Practice - Local Capacity Unit, Minnesota Department of Health, Duluth Field Office, 320 West Second Street, Duluth, MN 55802

The traditional model for providing student clinical experiences in public health nursing does not provide the flexibility, versatility, or exposure to population based practice necessary for the education of nursing students for the 21st century. Linking Public Health Nursing Practice and Education to Promote Population Health, a HRSA/Division of Nursing grant, successfully linked public health nursing practice and education from 14 baccalaureate schools of nursing, 33 local health departments, and two tribal health departments. This collaborative model of clinical education created meaningful, relevant public health student clinical experiences that are population-based. These experiences produced nursing students who are not only better prepared for population-based practice but also interested in the specialty of public health nursing. A key component of the success of this model was the development and training of a health department preceptor network. This session will present examples of creative population-based experiences that have energized students, faculty, and health department staff. It will also highlight key findings from the project evaluation, which was qualitative and quantitative. Methods included focus groups with preceptors and partners of the five regional collaborative projects and surveys that measured change in collaborative practices and the extent to which each participating school of nursing and tribal and local health department integrated population-based practice. This new model of partnership between public health nursing education and practice better meets the needs of students, schools of nursing, and health departments in preparing the public health nursing workforce for the future.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the benefits and challenges of integrating a population focus into student experiences
• Describe key components of successful practice and education collaboratives List examples of creative population-based experiences

Keywords: Population, Partnerships

Related Web page: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/phn/partnerships.html

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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