Nursing programs have traditionally had a rigorous educational curriculum with a major focus on medical care issues in acute care settings. Effectively addressing community health needs makes it essential for public health curriculum to focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and population-based approaches.

One of the functions of the California Board of Registered Nursing, is the accreditation of nursing education. It is helpful and important for nursing faculty to be aware of the requirements placed by the accrediting and licensing body.

1. Board of Registered Nursing
2. Advanced Practice and Certification

AACN provides guidelines and resources for public/community health nursing. Resources includes curriculum improvement guides, overviews of curricula from multiple schools of nursing, funding opportunities for workforce improvement projects.

1. Public Health/Population Health curriculum guidelines
   
2. Curriculum Improvement
3. Population Health Resources
4. Workforce Improvement Projects (WIPs)
5. Resources to develop and promote interprofessional education in academia to better prepare future workforce in effective collaboration

Nursing faculty find themselves challenged to meet student needs due to increasing student enrollment without simultaneously increasing resources. This section includes guidelines to prepare effective learning experiences for students.

1. Tips for Teaching and Organizing Community Health Practice/Clinical Courses
   
2. Lippincott Clinical Experiences: Community, Public, and Populations Health Nursing

Several entities provide competency-related recommendations to meet nursing educational requirements. This section offers key competencies, standards, and opportunities for further development in nursing.

1. Recommended Baccalaureate Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for Public Health Nursing
2. The Quad Council Coalition
3. Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
4. Community Toolbox: Learn a Skill
5. Trainings by Core Public Health Competency
6. Public Health Interventions: Applications for Nursing Practice
7. Society for Public Health Education