VUSN: The Institute for Prevention and Whole Person Care
Provided by: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
This Vanderbilt University School of Nursing-developed domain offers a set of short, practical learning modules that strengthen whole-person and prevention-focused care. Topics include aging and cellular wellness, planetary health, trauma-informed communication, behavior change, and reflective practice. Courses are designed for busy clinicians and provide skills that improve patient relationships, support wellbeing, and enhance real-world care delivery.
The following courses are included:
- Planetary Health: Foundations for a Healthier World
- Planetary Health in Clinical Practice: Advocating for Patients in a Changing World
- Nutrition for Successful Aging: Optimizing Healthspan
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Healthy Mitochondria, Healthy You: An Introduction to Cellular Wellness
- The Science of Aging: Insights for Healthcare Professionals
- Foundational Communication: Guiding People Through Health-Related Behavior Change
- From Ambivalence to Action: Goal-Setting, Confidence, and Prevention in Practice
- An Introduction to the 10 Caritas Processes®
- Introduction to Qualitative Metasynthesis
