NURS 9816 Population Health Principles, Program Planning, and Evaluation

The course focuses on care at the aggregate level and examines the multiple determinants of health. The principles of population health and population health management will be explored. Health promotion theories will be analyzed and evaluated. Building on these theories and epidemiologic principles, students will assess and identify health care needs at the population level. Students will design theory-driven, evidence-based interventions to improve population outcomes. Program planning and evaluation in partnership with community stakeholders will be emphasized.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS9720

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.36 / 5 · Good
383 responses
Instructor rating
3.81 / 5 · Very Good
383 responses
Terms evaluated
9
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Aimee Milliken3.54.04.34.34.04.14.13.54–6 hrs/week30 of 39
Fall 2025Jinhee Sung3.33.84.14.24.04.03.93.94–6 hrs/week31 of 35
Spring 2025Jinhee Sung4.04.54.64.54.34.54.34.21–3 hrs/week17 of 22
Fall 2024Catherine Conahan3.13.34.04.14.03.74.13.6—30 of 35
Fall 2024Lindsey Camp2.83.33.63.73.73.53.53.61–3 hrs/week26 of 35
Spring 2024Beth McNutt-Clarke4.74.54.94.94.64.94.84.61–3 hrs/week15 of 15
Spring 2024Lindsey Camp4.74.94.94.94.64.94.84.61–3 hrs/week15 of 15
Fall 2023Aimee Milliken—————————47 of 48
Fall 2023Lindsey Camp—————————33 of 41
Spring 2023Aimee Milliken4.85.04.94.94.64.94.94.74–6 hrs/week17 of 18
Fall 2022Kellie Lapierre2.72.93.43.63.73.33.43.64–6 hrs/week60 of 72
Spring 2022Kellie Lapierre3.44.34.24.44.44.04.03.710+ hrs/week11 of 20
Fall 2021Elizabeth Howard2.13.23.12.93.72.72.92.27–9 hrs/week17 of 26
Fall 2021Kathleen Ryan2.23.13.73.93.92.73.63.310+ hrs/week19 of 24
Fall 2021Kellie Lapierre2.32.92.83.14.02.73.22.810+ hrs/week15 of 27

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

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