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Abstract #156821
Audio (mp3) recordingTricia Todd, MPH, Health Careers Center, University of Minnesota, 2-565 Moos Tower MMC 502, 420 Delaware Streeet SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, 612-624-5261, todd0002@umn.edu
Health Career Investigators Public Health – Special Edition is a three-day summer program for high schools students to experience the field of public health first-hand. Teams of students throughout the state are given mock legislation on important public health issues, with two days to interview faculty, researchers and public health professionals working in state government, local government and community organizations. From those interviews, the student teams develop their testimony on the legislation, presenting it on the third day to a panel of actual legislators. Each student team also includes a student health journalist, with the unique opportunity to learn about public health and journalism, and the challenges in reporting to the public on complex public health issues. Learn about this state-wide collaborative effort between a major research university, state and local public health, and local media. See how educational resources and interactive technology make it possible to coordinate and implement a state-wide program among rural communities and the urban center of the state.
Learning Objectives:
- • Describe the value of using experiential-based programming to engage high school students and help them learn about the broad scope of the public health profession
- • Articulate the challenges and strategies to overcome those challenges in effectively implementing a complex program to promote the field of public health as a career choice
- • Identify the community assets necessary for the success of state-wide program planning
- • Describe the range and value of technology in implementing a state-wide experiential program.
Related Web page: www.healthcareers.umn.edu
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA