NURS 116 Health and Healing I: Introduction to the Context of Health and Health Promotion introduces learners to health promotion. They will explore how health is conceptualized and examine their own personal beliefs relating to health. They will examine immerging impacts on health such as climate change. They will examine the health of diverse Canadians using a variety of health information sources in order to understand the individual and macro level conditions that impact health. Learners will examine the Canadian health care system, its effect on health status, and factors that contribute to health inequity, including gender, sexual orientation, and exigencies that impact Indigenous health, and the Social Determinants of Health. Learners will be introduced to the concept of primary health care and explore the contributions of professional nursing to the health of individuals, families, and communities, across the lifespan.
- Teacher: Candace Smalldon