4334.0 Pathways to Public Health Careers

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 4:30 PM
Oral
Innovative programs and/or resources that have been shown to be successful in interesting youth (K-12, undergraduates) and/or others (e.g., graduate students, mid-career professionals) in public health careers (and the tools/studies done to document effectiveness/success.
Session Objectives: Identify public health pathways programs. Articulate the importance of public health pathways programs. Discuss the importance of including exposure to public health practice in pathways activities.
Moderator:
Angela J. Beck, MPH, CHES

4:30 PM
Applied Topics in the Essentials of Public Health: A Skill-based Course Model to Enhance the Competency of Entry to Mid Level Public Health Practitioners
Rosemary M. Caron, PhD, MPH and Holly Tutko, MS
4:45 PM
Establishing a Practice Curriculum: Guiding Students into a Public Health Pathway
Angela J. Beck, MPH, CHES, Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH and JoLynn P. Montgomery, MPH, PhD
  
5:00 PM
Fellowships: One strategy to recruit and retain the public health workforce
Vanessa Saldanha, MPH
  
5:15 PM
Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable-Creating opportunities for student experiential learning through the development of a culturally and linguistically relevant maternal child health program
Britt Rios-Ellis, PhD, MS, Gail Frank, DrPH, RD, Kevin Malotte, DrPH, Melawhy L. Garcia, BA and Diana Sosa, BS
  
5:30 PM
Practice plunge: An immersive learning experience as a pathway to training public health professionals
Dana L. Thomas, MPH, Erin E. Rothney, MPH, JoLynn P. Montgomery, MPH, PhD and Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
  

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Organized by: Academic Public Health Caucus

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