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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Yolanda A. Cavalier, MPH, Public Health Program, Morgan State University, 6303 Monika Place, #1309, Baltimore, MD 21207, 410-719-7747, y_cavalier@hotmail.com and Rena G. Boss-Victoria, DrPH, MSN, RN, CNS, "Public Health Program", Morgan State University, 1700 E Cold Spring Lane, Jenkins Bldg, Room 343, Baltimore, MD 21251.
A major goal of Health People 2010 is to eliminate health disparities between racial and ethnic groups. It is imperative that the public health arena develops culturally relevant initiatives that address the realities and multicultural aspects of the communities being served. Research has shown that being a member of an underserved ethnic/minority group and growing up in an underserved area are strong predictors that a health professional will work in an underserved area. It is essential that public health training programs cultivate competent health professionals that are equipped and willing to address these issues by recruiting, retaining and graduating minority students. These students will need to garner skills and perspectives beyond the traditional five core areas—biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental sciences, health services administration, and social and behavioral sciences. This project will demonstrate that by creating partnerships between public health entities in communities and minority-serving public health training programs, institutions of higher education can acquire additional educational resources, improve minority student retention, and ultimately enhance the professional development and cultural competence of minority students and faculty.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Minority Health, Public Health Education
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.