3091.0 Pathways to Public Health

Monday, November 5, 2007: 10:30 AM
Oral
Presenters in this session will describe an array of programs aimed at exposing students to careers in public health, as well as mentoring and leadership programs aimed at developing, training and retaining public health workers.
Session Objectives: Articulate the reasons for exposing young students to the opportunity for careers in public health Describe several programs that expose young students to public health careers Discuss how mentoring programs and leadership development programs help with public health workforce retention
Facilitator:
Brenda Kirkwood, MPH

10:30 AM
A needs assessment to inform the development of a behavioral health careers program for minority high school students
Scyatta A. Wallace, PhD
        
10:50 AM
Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition: Inspiring the Next Generation of Public Health Professionals
Diane Tsukamaki, Yes Judges and Yes Alumni
  
11:05 AM
Mentoring students and young professionals using an online interface
Amy F. Lee, MD, MPH and Ruth Shrock, MS, MPH
        
11:20 AM
Developing infrastructure for mentoring collaboration among public health organizations and local colleges
Buffy Bunting, MPH, CHES, Isabel Auerbach, MPH, CHES, Norma Martinez-Rubin, MPH, MBA, CHES and Virginia Smyly, MPH, CHES
        
11:35 AM
Public health management leaders of tomorrow in New York State
Brenda Kirkwood, MPH and Mary Applegate, MD MPH
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Academic Public Health Caucus

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

See more of: Academic Public Health Caucus
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