Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #110334

Zirui Song, Claire Edington, Patrick Bogard, and James D. Goodyear, PhD. Public Health Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, The Greenhouse Annex, c/o Dr. James Goodyear, Baltimore, MD 21218, 410-516-7812, publichealth@jhu.edu

In recent years, the undergraduate public health curriculum has seen dramatic improvements nationwide. In 2003-04, the Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences was one of the first to found a student-run undergraduate public health journal in print. One year later, the outcomes of this undertaking have been remarkable. The journal, entitled EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS, presents Johns Hopkins undergraduates 1) a literary forum through which to present and discuss their work within the field of public health, 2) the chance to learn from the work and insights of faculty and students of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, including Dean Alfred Sommer, and 3) an opportunity for students to take part in the publication process, from writing, to editing, to layout and publishing. In the same year that the school's Public Health Studies B.A. program produced the second-most graduates of the school, EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS not only helped to bring the undergraduate public health community together, but also established a vital link with the faculty and students of the graduate public health community. Introducing a student-run public health journal to complement the undergraduate public health curriculum and enhance the undergraduate learning experience should be an improvement considered by university administrators and public health professionals nationwide.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to

• Articulate the benefits of an undergraduate student-run public health journal in enhancing undergraduate public health education.
• Identify the components of the undergraduate public health studies curriculum/program that make such a student-run journal possible.
• Define three organizational models upon which a successful undergraduate student-run journal can be built.
• Discuss the appropriate types of content and breadth of content for an undergraduate public health journal.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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