Advanced Education Nursing / Primary Care of High-Risk Populations: PrimeRISK Program

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Investigator: Sally Rankin, FNP, FAAN
Sponsor: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

Location(s): United States

Description

Developing coursework and clinical sites focused on treating homeless, substance abusing incarcerated, chronically mentally ill, high-risk elderly, and immigrant populations. The program has funded an overview course in public health epidemiology, a class on caring for underserved and vulnerable elderly populations and a class in the clinical management of conditions associated with these populations.