274934 Prototype Course on Public Health Quality

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Cheryl Lesneski, DrPH , Public Health Leadership Program, UNC School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
     
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), in partnership with faculty from schools of public health at UNC-CH and UMN and the Public Health Foundation, developed a course on public health quality. Research of MPH and DrPH curriculums found that many public health educational programs do not include coursework on the basic concepts of quality or the application of those concepts to public health. The purpose of the course developed by OASH is to increase knowledge on fundamental concepts of public health quality. The target audiences for the course are students and existing public health professionals. The course and related portfolio of educational materials such as book chapters that provide illustrations on the application of public health quality concepts across various settings will be distributed widely to close the gaps that were found.

Learning Objectives:
List the 9 aims for improvment of quality in public health Define public health quality

Keywords: Education, Quality

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have over 10 years experience leading publi chealth quality efforts in local public health agenceis. I am also a lead author of a chapter in the HHS public ehalth quality textbook.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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