Sonda Oppewal, PhD, RN, APHN-BC

Books and Chapters, including pages

Munet-Vilaro, F., & Oppewal, S. (2016). Identifying outcomes. In A. L. Cupp Curley & P. A. Vitale (Eds.), Population-based nursing: Concepts and competencies for advanced practice (pp. 23-50). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.

Oppewal, S. (2011). Identifying outcomes. In A. L. Cupp Curley & P. A. Vitale (Eds.), Population-based nursing: Concepts and competencies for advanced practice (pp. 19-46). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.

Oppewal, S.  (2008). Practice settings in public health nursing. In L. L. Ivanov & C. L. Blue (Eds.), Public health nursing: Leadership, policy, and practice (pp.57-85). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Oppewal S. R. (1998). Case study 4: Implementing Bone Up On Arthritis within the Great Lakes. In C. O. Helvie (Ed.), Advanced practice nursing in the community (pp. 274-285), Chapter 9, Planning for diffusion and maintenance of community change. Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage.

Refereed Papers/Articles

Cockroft, M. & Oppewal, S. (2017). Beyond the front door: A complex home visit simulation. Nurse Educator, electronic publication July, 2017. Publication date March 2018, Vol. 43, Number 2.

Oppewal, S., Lamanna, B., & Glenn, L. (2006). Comparison of the dissemination and implementation of standardized public health nursing competencies in academic and practice settings. Public Health Nursing, 23 (2), 99-107.

Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations. (2004). Public Health Nursing Competencies. Public Health Nursing, 21(5), 443-452.

Edwards, J.B., Oppewal, S., & Logan, C.L. (2003). Nurse-managed primary care: Outcomes of a faculty practice network. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 15(12), 563-569.

Oppewal, S. (1997). Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian Nurse, and treatment of poliomyelitis victims. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 29(1), 83-87.

Oppewal, S. (1992). Implementing a community-based innovation: Organizational challenges and strategies. Family & Community Health, 15(3), 70-79.

Refereed other products of scholarship

Encyclopedia Entry

Oppewal, S. (2006). Nursing.  In R. Abramson & J. Speer (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Appalachia (pp. 1663-1664). Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.

Technical Reports and Position Statements

Greiner, P. A., & Oppewal, S. (2003). Testimony before the Institute of Medicine Study Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety. Written testimony posted on the American Public Health Association, Public Health Nursing Section website. Retrieved February 28, 2006, from http://www.csuchico.edu/~horst/about/shortage.html

Public Health Nursing Section, American Public Health Association.  (2003). Statement on smallpox vaccination and emergency preparedness. Endorsed by the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organization. Retrieved February 28, 2006, from http://www.achne.org

Oppewal, S., & Shuman, P. (1992). Hancock county health assessment. Unpublished manuscript.            Distributed to approx. 30 county agencies.

Oppewal, S. (1991). Implementing a community-based program within a voluntary health organization. Unpublished manuscript, The Arthritis Foundation.

Products of interdisciplinary scholarship

Education Materials and Position Papers developed for FUNZOKenya Funded Project:

Sherwood, G. & Oppewal, S. (2014). Training Manual: Human Resources Development for Health Professional Educators. FUNZOKenya, Intra Health Inc. Chapel Hill, NC.

Oppewal, S. & Sherwood, G. (2015). Monitoring and Evaluation: Plan for Action. FUNZOKenya, Intra Health Inc. Chapel Hill, NC

 Sherwood, G. & Oppewal, S. (2015). Position Paper: Rewards and Recognition in Academic Institutions. FUNZOKenya, Intra Health Inc. Chapel Hill, NC

 Oppewal, S. & Sherwood, G. (2014). Position Paper: Faculty Development in Academic Institutions: An International Perspective. FUNZOKenya, Intra Health Inc. Chapel Hill, NC.

Sherwood, G. & Oppewal, S. (2015). Research Tools to Assess Priorities for Recognition and Rewards: Stakeholder Survey, Focus Group Design, and Delphi Method. FUNZOKenya, Intra Health Inc. Chapel Hill, NC.

Products of engaged scholarship

Oppewal, S. (2015). Center for Lifelong Learning Self-Study Report submitted for renewal of accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Boerma, J. UNC trip has been a consistent positive experience for Tyrrell County. The Scuppernong Reminder, March 18, 2015.

Boerema, J. UNC students visit Tyrrell County. The Scuppernong Reminder, March 18, 2015.

UNC-CH service learning group in Tyrrell County. March 11, 2015, The Scuppernong Reminder, p. 11.

UNC-CH students visit Tyrrell County to serve. March 27, 2013, The Scuppernong Reminder, p. 1, 10.

UNC-CH students set to serve the Columbia community. March 13, 2013, The Scuppernong Reminder, p. 9.

Oppewal, S. (2011). Center for Lifelong Learning Self-Study Report submitted for renewal of accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Digital and other novel forms of scholarship (with electronic links displayed, if relevant)

Oppewal, S., Black, G., Adams, A., & Snyder, S. A case for sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs). Documentary short film supported by the U.S. Department of Justice, through the N.C. Department of Crime Control & Public Safety / Governor’s Crime Commission. https://nursing.unc.edu/lifelong/sane/

Black, G. & Oppewal, S. (2009). Katrina III: The Invisible Coast. Documentary short film produced by G. Black in conjunction with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. July 30, 2009. DVD available upon request. Hard copies disseminated to stakeholders, and electronically via (http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/HealthDepartment/Pages/Videos.aspx

Black, G. & Oppewal, S. (2009). Katrina Recovery.  Documentary short film produced by G. Black in conjunction with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 1, 2007. DVD available upon request. Hard copies disseminated to stakeholders, and electronically via (http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/HealthDepartment/Pages/Videos.aspx

Black, G. & Oppewal, S. (2006). Katrina Spring.  Documentary short film produced by G. Black in conjunction with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 27, 2006. DVD available upon request. Hard copies disseminated to stakeholders, and electronically via http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/HealthDepartment/Pages/Videos.aspx

Refereed unpublished oral presentations and/or abstracts (can be divided by papers, panels, abstracts etc)

Presentations

Invited

Oppewal, S., Lamanna, B., & Lesneski, C. (2007).  Helping older adults cope with natural disasters.  18^th Annual Challenges in Geriatric Practice Conference “Aging in a Changing World.”  Chapel Hill, NC, February.

Oppewal, S. (2006).  Covering your bases when negotiating your practice. 2006 Nurse Practitioner Spring Symposium, Healthy People Healthy Practice, NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners, Sunset Beach, NC, April.

Oppewal, S. (2005). Strengthening and Diversifying NP Political Skills. 2005 Nurse Practitioner Spring Symposium, Promoting Health Preventing Disease, NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners, Charlotte, NC, April.

Oppewal, S. (2005). Building your Practice: Negotiating your Contracts/Reimbursement Issues at Construction Ahead: A Super Highway to your APRN Practice, Greensboro, NC, February.

Oppewal, S., Lamanna, B., Kulbok, P., & Reed, J.  (2004).  PHN Core Competencies: Promoting Adoption in Practice and Education. Paper presented at sponsored Public Health Nursing session for the  132^nd Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November.

Oppewal, S. (2004). Introduction to the QUAD Council Competencies – Discussion of the Competencies.

The NC Public Health Nursing Academic and Practice Summit: Making Public Health Competencies Work for Practice and Education, Chapel Hill, NC, September.

Oppewal, S (2002). Expected Competencies for Entry-Level School Nurse Positions Utilizing the National Association of School Nurses’ Standards of Practice (1998).  Invited speaker for the 76^th Annual School Health Conference of the American School Health Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, October.

Oppewal, S. (2001). Expanding Research Opportunities in School Nursing and School Health Services.   Invited symposium participant for the 75^th Annual School Health Conference of the American School Health Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November.

Oppewal, S. (2001). Teaching health professionals to care for vulnerable populations:  Lessons from nurse-managed health centers. Invited paper presentation at the Partnerships for Quality Education and Tufts Managed Care Institute Medicaid Conference, Meeting the Challenge of Medicaid Managed Care: Best Practices for Clinical Care and Teaching, Chantilly, VA, November.

Oppewal, S. (2001). Evaluation and School Health Research. Invited paper presentation at the Southern Regional Education Board Workshop on School Health, Atlanta, April.

Oppewal, S. (2000).  Grant Writing.  Invited presentation for the Tennessee Association of School Nurses, Gatlinburg, TN, November.

Oppewal, S. (2000).  School Nurse Curriculum Guidelines for BSN Educators.  Paper presented at Southern Regional Education Board Workshop Educating Nurses For a Preferred Future in School Health, Atlanta, April.

Oppewal, S. (1999).  Sustaining community-based primary care through faculty practice.  Paper presented at the Sustaining Community-Based Primary Care: Policy, Partnerships, and Practice Conference, Williamsburg, VA, March.

Hohnberg, L., Oppewal, S., & Smith, M. (1997).  Middle and high schools – managed care case study.  (Repeated for elementary school case study).  Co-presenter for conference session for the Healthy Schools/ Health Communities Third Annual Grantee Conference, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Washington, D.C., February.

Refereed

Oppewal, S., Travers, D., Waller, A., MacDonald, P., Schwartz, T., Best, N., & Sudnik, L. Conceptualizing a real-time cause-specific school absenteeism surveillance system: A statewide school nurse survey, North Carolina, 2014-15. Paper presentation at the 144^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO, November.

Oppewal, S., & Baker, D. (2013). Benefiting from technical assistance at global and local levels to improve the nursing workforce. Paper presentation at the 141^st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA, November.

Oppewal, S., & Cockroft, M. (2012). Creating innovative educational strategies for undergraduate public health nursing students. Paper presentation at the 140^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA, October.

Campbell, L. A., Oppewal, S., Heenan, A. C., Speck, P. M., & Hughes, C. (2011). Innovative techniques of program evaluation for public health nursing. Paper presentation at the 139^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November.

Oppewal, S. (2010). A case study of service learning opportunities and challenges. Paper presentation at the 138^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO, November.

Oppewal, S. (2010). Maintaining faculty practice contracts in a challenging economic environment. Paper presentation at the AACN Faculty Practice Conference, New Orleans, LA, February.

Oppewal, S. (2009). Service learning to explore the social determinants of health. Paper presentation at the 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November.

Oppewal, S (2008). Expanding the borders of public health nursing student externships. Paper presentation at the 136^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C., October.

Oppewal, S., & Lamanna, B. (2007). Population-focused care to help older adults with disasters. Poster presented at the 135^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C., November.

Oppewal, S., & Lamanna, B.  (2006).  Lessons learned from an interdisciplinary academic/community service trip for disaster relief.  Paper presented at the 134^th Annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, November.

Oppewal, S., Lamanna, B., & Black, G.  (2006).  Extending the walls of your nursing center miles away: Serving communities recovering from disasters.  Paper presented at the National Nursing Centers Consortium 2006 Annual Conference, Nurse-Managed Health Centers: The 21^st Century Solution to Eliminating Health Disparities, Delray Beach, October.

Harlan, C., Dieckmann, J., Lowe, M.C.S., & Oppewal, S. (2005). Innovations in preparing students for nursing practice with immigrant populations. Poster presented at the 133^rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, December.

Oppewal, S and Anderson, MK (2002). Effective Student Experiences with Vulnerable Populations, Lessons from Nurse-Managed Health Centers, 130^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, November.

Oppewal, S., & Anderson, M.K. (2001). Incorporating concepts of primary health care in primary care. Paper presented at the 129^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, October.

Oppewal, S. (2001). Faculty practice in rural, Appalachian school-based health centers. Poster presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Faculty Practice Conference, Amelia Island, FL, February.

Oppewal, S., & Logan, C.L. (1999).  Community Nursing Centers: New Models for Primary Health Care Delivery.  Paper presented at Community Nursing Centers Around the Globe: A Proud Past, a Dynamic Present, a Challenging Future. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WS, September.

Oppewal, S., Edwards, J., & Logan, C.L. (1999).  The Faculty Practice Network at East Tennessee State University.  Paper presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Faculty Practice Conference: Hallmarks of Scholarly Nursing Practice, San Francisco, February.

Martin, B., Florence, J., Oppewal, S., & Lewis, V. (1998).  Outcomes from a health survey for members of a Tennessee TennCare managed care population.  Paper presented at the 126th Annual American Public Health Association Conference, Washington D.C. November.

Florence, J., Martin, B., Oppewal, S., & Lewis, V. (1998).  Improving health data collection among the poor: A University and Managed Care partnership.  Paper presented at the 126th American Public Health Association Conference, Washington, D.C., November.

Martin, B., Florence, J., Oppewal, S., & Lewis, V. (1998).  A public health and managed care partnership for improving health data collection among the poor.  Paper presented at the Appalachian Health Care Conference V, Kingsport, Tennessee, April. (Regional Conference)

Oppewal, S., & Walls, J.  (1998). Successful partnerships with school-based health centers.  Paper presented at Southern Regional Education Board Conference, Collaboration for Healthy Children in Schools: Exemplars in Nursing Education and Practice, Atlanta, April. (Regional Conference)

Oppewal, S. (1997).  A case study of sustainability strategies for a school-based health center in a managed care environment.  Paper presented at the 125th Annual American Public Health Association Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, November.

Oppewal, S. (1997).  Interventions and outcomes of a rural school-based health center.  Poster presented at the national conference Community-Based Primary Care: Integrating Teaching, Research, and Practice, Asheville, May.

Oppewal, S., Shuman, P., & Glenn, L. (1996). Promoting Orodental Health among Rural Adolescents.  Poster presentation at the American Association of Community Health Nursing Educators, May.

Oppewal, S., & Shuman, P. (1996).  Navigating the Challenges of Developing a Rural School-based Health Center.  Poster presentation at the National League for Nursing conference on Nursing Centers, Philadelphia, PA, May.

Walls, J., Oppewal, S., & Dowell, J. (1995).  Common complaints among high school students: Interventions and outcomes.  Poster presented at the National Association of School Nurses Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June.

Oppewal, S., Shuman, P., & Glenn, L.  (1996).  Outcomes of an orodental program for rural adolescents.  Paper presented at the 124th annual American Public Health Association Conference, New York City, November.

Oppewal, S. & Shuman, P. (1995).  Project reachout: A successful rural community partnership.  Paper presented at the 123rd annual American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October.

Oppewal, S.,  Walls, J., & Adams, V. (1995). Perils and triumphs of community partnership with a school-based health center. Paper presented at the 123rd annual American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October.

Oppewal, S., & Glenn, L. (1994). Health behaviors in rural children: At-risk groups.  Paper presented at the 122nd annual American Public Health Association, Washington DC, November.

Oppewal, S., Adams, V., & Walls, J.  (1994). School-based health clinics: Students as initiators.  Poster presented at the 17^th Annual Community and Public Health Nursing Conference, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, May.

Oppewal, S., Davidson, L., & Reed, P. (1993). Improving physical fitness: Healthy Hearts Walking Program.  Paper presented at the 121st Annual American Public Health  Association Conference, San Francisco, October.

Oppewal, S., & Shuman, P.  (1993). Landfill closure: Moving beyond blame.  Paper presented at the 121st Annual American Public Health Association Conference, San Francisco, October.

Oppewal, S., Reed, P., & Davidson, L.  (1993). The Healthy Hearts for Hancock Walking Club:  Evaluating the process and outcomes.  Paper presented at the Sigma Theta Tau, Inc., Epsilon Sigma Chapter Annual Research Day, Johnson City, TN, February. (Regional Conference)

Oppewal, S., & Shuman, P.  (1993). Assessing community health in rural counties: Challenges and issues.  Paper presented at the Sigma Theta Tau, Inc., Epsilon Sigma Chapter Annual  Research Day, Johnson City, TN, February. (Regional Conference)

Oppewal, S., & Shuman, P.  (1992). Rural community assessment: “You’re not from here, are you?”  Paper presented at the 119th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association Conference, Washington D.C., November.

Ramsey, P., & Oppewal, S.  (1992). Community support groups for persons with HIV infection: Examining therapeutic processes.   Paper presented at the 119th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association Conference, Washington D.C., November.

Oppewal, S.  (1992). Implementing an arthritis self-care program: Organizational challenges. Paper presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Conference, Columbus, May.

Oppewal, S.  (1991). Organizational diffusion of innovations: A theoretical critique.  Paper presented at the 118th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, November.

Oppewal, S.  (1990). Implementing “Bone Up On Arthritis”:  Organizational Challenges and Strategies.  Paper presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Arthritis Health Professions Association, Seattle, October.

Oppewal, S.  (1990). To Innovate or Not: Viewpoints of Adopting and Nonadopting Organizations.  Paper presented at the 118th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New York City, October.

Oppewal, S.  (1989). Establishing Reliability and Validity with Qualitative Research Methods.  Paper presented at the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health  Association,  Chicago, October.

Oppewal, S.  (1989). A Study of Innovation Initiation by Arthritis Foundation Chapters and Communities.  Paper presented at the Arthritis Health Professions Association 24th Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, June.

Oppewal, S.  (1989). Sister Kenny: A Popular Maverick.  Paper presented at the Images in Nursing Conference, Salisbury State University, June. (Regional Conference)

Fisher, M., Reeve, R., Riedesel, S., & McLeod, S. (1988). Getting community involvement with chronic disease model standards data presentations.  Poster presented at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, November.

Riedesel, S.  (1988). A study of population attributable risk in Virginia.  Poster presented at the Phyllis J. Verhonick Nursing Research Conference, Charlottesville, April.  (Local Conference)

Goeppinger, J., Arthur, M.W., Brunk, S.E., & Riedesel, S.(1987). The impact of participant contracting on the outcomes of a community‑based arthritis self‑care nursing intervention.   Paper presented at the 115th  Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association,  New Orleans, October.

Arthur, M.W., Goeppinger, J., Brunk, S.E., & Riedesel, S.(1987). The acceptability of community‑based arthritis self‑care programs.  Paper presented at the 22nd Annual  Meeting of the Arthritis Health Professions Association, Washington, D.C., June.

Riedesel, S. (1987). Needs assessment of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.  Poster presented at the Phyllis J.Verhonick Nursing Research Conference, University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, April. (Local Conference)

Other, including book reviews and other products of scholarship

Cockroft, M. & Oppewal, S.  (2017). Using a low cost high fidelity home visit simulation to strengthen public health nursing education. Peer refereed poster presentation at UNC School of Nursing Center for Lifelong Learning Emerging Trends in Nursing Education: Virtual Simulation, Sept. 29, 2017, Carrboro, North Carolina.

Oppewal, S. (1999). Facilitated Roundtable Sessions on Nursing Centers and Program Committee Plans at the 127^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Chicago.

Oppewal, S. (1997). The Aussie pioneer in polio treatment: Sister Kenny.  Paper presented at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, October.

Oppewal, S.  (1996). Cultural and political issues in coalition-building.  Panel presenter at a regional conference, Building Rural Community-based Health Coalitions.  Johnson City, September.

Walls, J., Oppewal, S., & Adams, V.  (1994). Increasing access to health care: School-based health centers.  Poster presented at the Appalachian Health Care Reform Conference, Johnson City, October.

Oppewal, S. (1991). Implementing a Community-Based Innovation:  Organizational Perspectives. Paper presented at the Arthritis Clinical Research Conference, Snowbird, Utah, June.

Oppewal, S.  (1988). A Study of Innovation Initiation by Arthritis Foundation Chapters and Communities.  Research overview presented at the Arthritis Health Professions Fellows Conference, Tampa, December.