Undergraduate Public Health Education

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Undergraduate Public Health Education

• APTR National Meeting
• February 22, 2008
• Richard Riegelman MD, PhD
• George Washington University Medical Center

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Institute of Medicine (IOM) Recommendations

• all undergraduates should have access to
  education in public health
• Public Health is an essential part of the
  training of citizens
• Gebbie K, Rosenstock L, Hernandez LM. Who will
  keep the public healthy? Educating public health
  professionals for the 21st century. Washington
  DC National Academy Press 2003 144.

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APTR-Innovations in Public Health Education

• Through APTR-CDC Cooperative Agreement 13 APTR
  Affiliated Programs were supported to introduce
  new undergraduate core courses in 2006
• Two of these institutions Keck School of Medicine
  of the University of Southern California
• and Mercer University School of Medicine
• are represented on our panel

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APTR-AACU Faculty Development Program

• Over 75 faculty participated in July 2007 two day
  Workshop- Two institutions are represented on our
  panel
• Macalester and Colby-Sawyer College
• An additional 10 Arts and Sciences institutions
  are participating in todays Undergraduate Public
  Health Day

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Schools and Programs and Undergraduate Public
Health

• Majority of the Programs in Public Health have
  undergraduate curriculum in public health-APTR
  data
• Over half of the 40 Schools of Public Health have
  undergraduate public health curriculum-ASPH data
• Very few of the approximately 1900 colleges and
  universities without School or Program in public
  health have undergraduate education in public
  health

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Consensus Conference on Undergraduate Public
Health Education

• Sponsors
• Association for Prevention Teaching and
  Research (APTR)
• Association of Schools of Public Health
  (ASPH)
• Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
  (CCAS)
• Participants
• Clinical health professions education
  associations
• Association of American Colleges and
  Universities (AACU)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  (CDC)

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Report of Consensus Conference

• Essential Findings published in MMWR October 19,
  2007 available at www.teachpublichealth.org
• Full report available at
• www.teachpublichealth.org

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Consensus Conference Overall Goals

• Aim to develop an educated citizenry
• Introduce students to a range of career options
• Integrate practitioners who can bring real world
  experience
• Include experiential learning

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Consensus Conference Recommendations- Curriculum

• Should be part of general education and fulfill
  general education distribution requirements
• Should include core courses e.g. Public Health
  101, Epidemiology 101 and Global Health 101
• Minors in public health/ global health should
  build upon core courses

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Consensus Conference Curriculum Getting
Started

• Should include practitioners e.g.
  service-learning, guest speakers, adjunct faculty
• Should partner with health sciences schools
  co-located with arts and sciences e.g. Colleges
  of Nursing
• Interdisciplinary models as well as 101 course
  models should be encouraged

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Consensus Conference Program Implementation

• Minors should build upon core curriculum,
  institutional strengths and experiential learning
• Graduate public health education should encourage
  enrollment in undergraduate public health
  courses
• Clinical health professions should encourage
  undergraduate enrollment

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Minor in Public Health/Global Health

• Required Interdisciplinary Core- e.g.
• Public health 101, Epidemiology 101, Global
  Health 101
• Selectives
• Discipline specific or interdisciplinary
  determined by the institution/students
• Experiential Learning- Health Related e.g.
  service-learning, capstone or synthesis project
  structured research and/or study abroad

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APTR-Support for Implementation

• Faculty Development Program
• Curriculum Guide
• Prevention Education Resource Center (PERC)
• Faculty web site Interest Group, List Serve and
  more
• Access at www.teachpublichealth.org

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Faculty Development ProgramAPTR-AACU

• Summer 2007 over 75 faculty from over 35
  institutions
• Focused on Public Health 101, Epidemiology 101,
  and Global Health 101
• Faculty who participated in summer 2007 program
  are here today

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Undergraduate Public Health DayToday

• This panel is part of day long activities
• Join us at networking lunch immediately following
• This afternoon Skills Building Institute
• Public Health 101, Epidemiology 101, Global
  Health 101 and Service-learning in health

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Faculty Development InstituteSummer 2008

• July 14-15, 2008 expanded Institute focused on
  academic Minors
• Choice of seminars on core courses, minors,
  service-learning, innovative teaching,
  administrative issues etc.
• Teams of three members including a public health
  practitioner will be required for Arts and
  Sciences

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Curriculum GuideAPTR-AACU with CDC Support

• Version 2.0 currently available for review and
  feedback at www.teachpublichealth.org
• Curriculum frameworks, learning outcomes and
  enduring understandings for Public Health 101,
  Epidemiology 101 Global Health 101
• Includes sections on service-learning, student
  assessment, and innovative teaching methods
• Version 3.0 will include Program descriptions

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www.teachpublichealth.org

• Designed by APTR as web site for all those
  interested in teaching undergraduate public
  health
• Includes List Serve and information on Interest
  Group
• Links to PERC, publications, faculty development,
  curriculum guide, podcast, and more

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Next Steps

• American Journal of Preventive Medicine-September
  2008 Theme Issue
• Institute of Medicine- Roundtable on
  Undergraduate Public Health- Key stakeholders
  including APTR as well as ASPH, AACU and CCAS