6TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH LECTURE

September 17, 2026

Community health nursing is increasingly called upon to address complex health challenges shaped by social determinants of health, health inequities, and evolving community needs.This annual Community Health Lecture will explore the future of community health nursing through the interconnected lenses of data, place, and partnership. Drawing on examples from research, practice, evaluation, and policy, nurse scientist Kelli DePriest, PhD, RN, will examine how community health nurses can use data-driven insights, place-based perspectives, and cross-sector collaborations to better understand and respond to population health challenges. Participants will gain a deeper appreciation for community health nursing as an expansive and analytic field and identify strategies to strengthen the profession through education, investment, leadership, and collaborative action.

This course is open for anyone to attend, please use the link below to register for the course….

https://duke.is/chlecture

 

Target Audience

  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners

Learning Objectives

1. Explain why community health nursing is an expansive and analytic area of nursing practice relevant to research, evaluation, practice, and policy.

2. Analyze how data, place,and partnership shape nursing's response to social determinants of health and health inequities.

3. Formulate strategies to advance community health nursing through education, investment, collaboration, and leadership.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 ANCC
  • 1.25 Attendance
  • 0.13 IACET CEU
  • 1.25 JA Credit - AH
Registration Opens: 
09/17/2026
Registration Expires: 
11/17/2026
Activity Starts: 
09/17/2026 - 1:00pm EDT
Activity Ends: 
09/17/2026 - 2:15pm EDT
Rating: 
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  • Michael Relf, PhD
  • Kelli DePriest, PhD

 

  • ANCC
  • Attendance
  • IACET CEU
  • JA Credit - AH

Available Credit

  • 1.25 ANCC
  • 1.25 Attendance
  • 0.13 IACET CEU
  • 1.25 JA Credit - AH
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