SASKATOON — As Canada grapples with record levels of homelessness, food insecurity, and public health workforce shortages, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is stepping up with a bold new initiative: a graduate program designed to educate nurses as frontline leaders in community health.

The Master of Public Health Nursing (MPHN) program is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the USask College of Nursing and School of Public Health. The two-year online program equips nurses with advanced skills to address urgent public health challenges—from poverty reduction to disease prevention.

“This program prepares nurses to lead in prevention, education, and response,” said College of Nursing Associate Professor and Graduate Chair Dr. Wanda Martin (PhD). “Public health nursing skills are

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