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:

11:05 AM
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