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Successful Approaches to Train Youth for a Career in Public Health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
Youth are the future of our public health workforce. Engaging and training youth to be leaders and advocates for their health, the health of their families and their communities is an important component to the health attainment of youth today and to their health as they grow into adulthood. This session describes programs that are being implemented to train and prepare youth for careers in public health.
Session Objectives: Describe the STEM/science education program curriculum, content and instructional approach, and the methodological approach and processes used to develop the animations. Identify career assessment tools relevant to public health careers in high schools.
Moderator:
Krista D. Mincey, MPH, DrPH

10:30am
Mississippi's Movement to Better Health: Participatory Problem Solving to Address Long-term Health Disparities
Barry Hamilton Smith, MD, PhD, Molly Phillips, MPH, MSW, John Green, PhD, Pamela Hoyt-Hudson, RN, Josephine Rhymes, Aurelia Jones-Taylor, MBA, Jessica Hunt, Wanda Jones, PhD(c), MS, RN and Debbie Logan, RN, MHA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:50am
Engaging Urban Minority Youth to Address Health Inequities: Using Animation for Community Health Education and Health Promotion as part of STEM/Science Enrichment
Flavia Perea, Ph.D., M.S.Ed., Brian Gravel, PhD, Edmond Bowers, PhD, Devin Groman, BS, MPH Candidate, Alejandro Alvarez, MPH and Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:10am
Not lost in translation: Guiding adaptations of the Youth Empowerment Solutions Curriculum
Susan Morrel-Samuels, MA, MPH, Marc Zimmerman, PhD, Peter M. Hutchison, Leah Perkinson, MPH, Caroline Lippy, PhD and Brittany Bostic, BA
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11:30am
Engaging Youth for Careers in Sciences and Public Health
Robin Perry-Smith, MHA, Mark A. Kaelin, EdD, Wendy W. Huebner, PhD and Robin Taylor Wilson, PhD, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
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Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion

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

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