142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Global Health Institute for Students and Emerging Professionals -- Fee: $50

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Saturday, November 15, 2014: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
LI Course
Oral
Partnership: International Health Section
Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview: The purpose of the Global Health Institute is to assist students and emerging professionals in honing their leadership and core public health skills to effectively address global health concerns. The American Public Health Association conducted a needs assessment survey and identified a gap in public health professionals’ competency regarding global health practice strategies. Acknowledging this need for development this course will focus on strengthening the public health workforce, striving to equip rising professionals with the skills and knowledge base to work on global issues both domestically and abroad. This Institute will help participants translate public health concepts into practical “on the job” implications within an international context. Drawing from the global health competencies this course is designed to provide students with useful tools for their professional development. In return, they will be positioned to effectively employ health protection and promotion strategies. This course will also provide a forum for the exploration of new paradigms, and novel ways of approaching some of the complex and long-lasting issues related to improving public health globally. The faculty members for this course are keenly aware of APHA’s commitment to global heath. The lead faulty has over 30 years of experience helping to increase and develop capacities of diverse health professionals. Collectively they also have a wealth of expertise strengthening public health systems internationally. This course dovetails nicely with the Annual Meeting theme of, Healthography: How where you life Affects Your Health and Well-being, recognizing that the public health workforce needs to competent to address the needs of the public whether located in the US or abroad. Participants will be exposed to the fundamentals of the global health industry, and uncover how to effectively use their newly honed skill set to be an effective component of the global public health workforce. Overall this course combines experiential training with application of skills to help public health professionals acquire the expertise and knowledge to strengthen public health practice.
Session Objectives: Describe key competencies necessary to be a successful global health professional Discuss common but challenging scenarios implementing global health work Identify at least one specific next step towards a career in global health
Organizer:
Mighty Fine, MPH, CHES

9:00am
Introduction
10:00am
10:30am
Break
11:35am
In Country Perspective
Mighty Fine, MPH, CHES
12:25pm
Concluding Remarks

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

Organized by: APHA-Learning Institute (APHA-LI)

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)