University of Minnesota. School of Public Health

The Public Health Nursing program at the University of Minnesota began in 1918 as a four month course offered through the School for Nurses under the direction of Louise Powell. During the 1920-1921 academic year the course extended to eight months and provided a certificate in public health nursing upon completion. Alma Sparrow became director of the program in 1967 and oversaw the implementation of the full two-year curriculum for the master's degree and advocated for the program's continued relationship with the School of Public Health during the reorganization of the health sciences under the leadership of Vice President Lyle French. In 1991 the program in Public Health Nursing moved in its entirety to the School of Nursing with LaVohn Josten serving as the director until 2001. Today the School of Nursing offers a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Public Health Nursing.

From the description of Public Health Nursing Program records, 1918-1999. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 699769982

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