Center City USA

A Management Skills Course for School Nurses

July 21-25, 2003

Offered by

Office of School Health

School of Nursing

University of Colorado Denver

Course Description:  Center City USA is a course that provides nurses with the necessary skills to develop a strategic management plan for a comprehensive school health program.  Three hours of undergraduate, graduate, or academic credit are available from the University of Colorado for the Center City course.  This nationwide program of instruction has been designed to make use of your previous education and practical "hands-on" experience.  Nurses enrolled in this course enter the hypothetical world of Center City, USA and its school district, where the school health program is about to undergo tremendous change.  As a Center City nurse, you will learn how to:

• Conduct a needs assessment specifically designed for use in school settings
• Conduct a situational analysis so you can determine the school's capacity for health services and how to plan accordingly
• Recognize trends and develop forecasts and scenarios for school health
• Introduce field-test strategies (e.g., disruptive innovations) to affect change
• Increase your problem-solving skills through in-basket exercises and other simulation
• Develop a realistic school health program
• Evaluate your program using a continuous quality inprovement approach

Classes will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on the Fitzsimons campus of the University of Colorado Denver in Aurora, Colorado.  Directions and parking information will be sent with your registration confirmation.

Registration Fee:        $275 for non-credit

Undergraduate:           $483 for 3 credit hours (in-state)

                                         $1686 for 3 credit hours (out-of-state)

Graduate:                     $636 for 3 credit hours (in-state)

                                        $2193 for 3 credit hours (out-of-state)

Book Fee:                    $100

Deposit:                       $50 - balance due first day of course

For more information or to register, please contact:

Office of School Health

School of Nursing

University of Colorado Denver

P.O. Box 6508, Mail Stop F-541

Aurora, CO  80045

303-724-0644

fax 303-724-0905

toll free 1-866-724-0645