<i>On Academics</i>: The Value of Liberal Arts and Practice in an Undergraduate Public Health Curriculum

Rozier, Michael; Scharff, Darcell P.

doi:10.1177/003335491312800515

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“…Providing undergraduate public health degrees at HBCUs is one way to achieve this. Additionally, having undergraduates who are well-trained may be a way to address the looming public health workforce crisis ( 5 ). As the Council on Education for Public Health ( 3 ) continues to accredit more standalone baccalaureate programs of public health, perspectives on teaching pedagogy and student outcomes in baccalaureate programs is needed.…”

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Training the Next Generation: Developing Health Education Skills in Undergraduate Public Health Students at a Historically Black College and University

Mincey

Gross

2017

Front. Public Health

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With the looming workforce crisis, undergraduate public health students could be an important link in filling this demand. As public health continues to face challenges in the future, it is important that the future workforce is not only diverse but also trained in a manner that exposes them to real-world experiences that give them an opportunity to apply coursework to solve problems. This article outlines how a health program planning course was taught at a Historically Black College and University using assignments that promote active learning. Students were assessed on their ability to plan and implement a health activity based on a developed metric. Student and instructor reflections were collected from final assessments of the health programs by both groups. All elements of the course are discussed from course design, structure, assignments, and outcomes along with student and instructor reflections and lessons learned. Results suggest that including assignments focused on active learning are beneficial to helping students learn course material. As public health continues to change, more work needs to focus on teaching pedagogies that better prepare students to address future public health issues.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Training the Next Generation: Developing Health Education Skills in Undergraduate Public Health Students at a Historically Black College and University

Mincey

Gross

2017

Front. Public Health

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“…While these educational programs are most common at large universities, schools of all types, sizes, and locations are offering majors and minors in areas related to population health. Population health studies can support the educational mission of diverse types of institutions of higher education by promoting development of competencies in communication, information literacy, critical thinking, ethical decision-making, research methods, teamwork, and leadership and integrating coursework across the natural sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, math and quantitative reasoning, and the humanities and fine arts [1,[14][15][16]. Population health curricula enable students to understand health from a diversity of perspectives and provide opportunities for internships, study abroad, service learning, integrative capstone projects, and other types of experiential learning that stimulate personal growth and enhance résumés and graduate school applications [17].…”

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Global Health and Public Health Majors and Minors at 411 Universities, 2019–2020

Waggett

Jacobsen

2020

Annals of Global Health

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Background: There has been rapid growth in the popularity of undergraduate degrees in global and public health, but that growth has not been evenly distributed across different types of institutions of higher education. Objective: To examine the prevalence of undergraduate global and public health majors and minors and related degrees at a diversity of higher education institutions in the United States during the 2019-20 academic year. Methods: We examined curricular offerings at the top 100 national universities, national liberal arts colleges, regional universities, and regional colleges included in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report rankings. With ties, the dataset included 411 of the 1600 ranked U.S. colleges and universities. Findings: In total, 101 (25%) of the 411 schools offer a general public health, community health, or global health major, 105 (26%) a minor, and 144 (35%) a major and/or minor. When subdisciplines and other population health related programs are included, 160 (39%) offer a major, 183 (45%) a minor, and 227 (55%) a major and/or minor, including 83% of national universities, 57% of regional universities, 45% of national liberal arts colleges, and 35% of regional colleges. Global health programs, usually minors, are offered by 32% of national universities and 8% of national liberal arts colleges. Conclusions: Global and public health have become common areas of primary and secondary study at the bachelor's level at diverse schools in the United States. Although these degree pathways are especially prevalent at large urban universities, schools of all sizes, types, and locations have invested in offering educational programs in population health areas.

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“…Previous investigators and administrators have written about the importance of public health education at the undergraduate level ( 1 – 4 ). Expanding baccalaureate training in public health is important because it will increase the number of individuals ready to join the public health workforce, nationally and worldwide, and it will increase the public health knowledge and engagement of all college graduates, regardless of their ultimate career choice ( 5 – 7 ).…”

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Developing an Undergraduate Public Health Introductory Core Course Series

Nelson-Hurwitz

Tagorda

Kehl

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Front. Public Health

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The number of undergraduate public health education programs is increasing, but few publications provide examples of introductory public health courses that provide foundational knowledge and meet 2016 Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) accreditation standards. This article presents the development and testing of a three-course, introductory series in public health at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM). Development was informed by best pedagogical practices in education, web review of existing programs, literature review, key informant interviews, and accreditation standards. Student mastery of required concepts, domains, and competencies is assessed through testing and class assignments. Data from course evaluations, students' exit questionnaires at graduation, and faculty feedback were used to continuously evolve and adapt the curriculum. The three-course series—including Introduction to Public Health, Public Health Issues in Hawai‘i, and Introduction to Global Health—was designed to provide incoming undergraduate public health students with a foundation in local, national, and global public health concepts and domains, while improving their skills in public health communication and information literacy. Data from class assignments, examinations, and later coursework suggest students are mastering the course materials and gaining required competencies. Data from course evaluation and exit questionnaires suggest that the students appreciate the series' approach and the challenge to apply course concepts locally and globally in subsequent courses. This foundational public health series provides a model for an introductory course series that can be implemented with existing resources by most programs, meets the new CEPH requirements, is well-received by students, and prepares students well for upper-division public health courses.

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On Academics: The Value of Liberal Arts and Practice in an Undergraduate Public Health Curriculum

Cited by 22 publications

References 10 publications

Training the Next Generation: Developing Health Education Skills in Undergraduate Public Health Students at a Historically Black College and University

Training the Next Generation: Developing Health Education Skills in Undergraduate Public Health Students at a Historically Black College and University

Global Health and Public Health Majors and Minors at 411 Universities, 2019–2020

Developing an Undergraduate Public Health Introductory Core Course Series

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