Oral

The Academic Public Health Caucus is a platform for APHA members to discuss issues of mutual concern regarding academic public health, such as academic public health practice. Specifically, the caucus provides a forum to showcase and learn about innovations in education, training, and academic research not only from public health academicians, but also from practitioners within public health institutions (i.e., federal, state, regional, local, private sector or non-profit organizations or personnel) that administer or participate in Academic/Practice partnerships. Academic/Practice partnerships include, but are not limited to, inter- multi- and trans-disciplinary collaborations to promote health and prevent disease and injury among populations. This session will focus on undergraduate public health education.

Session Objectives: Describe one example of developing competencies between undergraduate and graduate public health education. Discuss the variability among public health studies programs currently offered. Describe the undergraduate public health learning outcomes. Describe the framework of an epidemiology course in a liberal education-based four-year academic institution. Identify methods of sharing intercollegiate resources to promote public health education.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)