The Educated Citizen and Public Health

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 Reports, Policy Statements, Guides, and Curricular Materials

• Healthy People 2020 has proposed objectives for 2-year and 4-year colleges to increase the proportion offering public health course work as part of core curricula. See Education and Community-based Program and Public Health Infrastructure  Topic areas available at www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/Objectives/TopicAreas.aspx

• American Public Health Association: Integration of Core Public Health Education into Undergraduate Curricula Policy Statement 200915 available at www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/

• The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, Prevention Education Resource Center (PERC) provides syllabi, curriculum materials, and other curriculum resources at www.teachprevention.org

• The Association of Schools of Public Health provides information on undergraduate majors and minors and curricular materials at www.pathwaystopublichealth.org and www.thisispublichealth.org.

• Curriculum Guide to Undergraduate Public Health Education, version 3.0, is available at www.aptrweb.org/resources/pdfs/Curriculum_Guide_Version3.pdf and www.aacu.org/public_health

• Recommendations for Undergraduate Public Health Education (APTR and AAC&U 2008) is available at www.aptrweb.org/resources/pdfs/Recommendations.pdf and www.aacu.org/public_health

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CDC publication of “essential findings” of the Consensus Conference on Undergraduate Public Health Education, October 19, 2007.  The full consensus conference report is available at www.ccas.net under publications.

Press and Publications

• Community College Journal (April 2010). “Ready for Prime Time: Ramping Up Public Health Education.”  Fulcher R. et. al.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 31, 2009). “How They Did It: Public Health.” chronicle.com/article/Close-Up-Public-Health/48208/  and “5 College Majors on the Rise” chronicle.com/section/Faculty/7/  

• Peer Review (Summer 2009). Theme Issue: Liberal Education and Undergraduate Public Health Studies

• The Nation’s Health (May 2009). “Connecting with the Colleges.” www.apha.org/publications/tnh/current/May09/Affiliates/undergradsAffiliates.htm

• Inside Higher Education (April 3, 2009). “For Undergrads, A Shot of Public Health.” www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/03/publichealth

• Peer Review (Fall 2008)  “Intentionality and Integration in Undergraduate Global Public Health Education.” Bernheim  RG et. al.

• Washington Post (Sept. 18, 2008). “For a Global Generation, Public Health Is a Hot Field.” www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091804145.html

• Public Health Reports, “Articulation of Undergraduate and Graduate Education in Public Health.” Lee J. www.publichealthreports.org/userfiles/123_8/12-17.pdf

• American Journal of Preventive Medicine (September 2008). Theme issue on undergraduate public health education www.ajpm-online.net.

• Academic Medicine (April 2008): Theme issue on population health including “Evidence-Based Public Health as Preparation for Medical School” www.academicmedicine.org

• Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (Jan-Feb 2008). “Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? The Case for Undergraduate Public Health Education: A Review of Three Programs.” Bass SB, Guttmacher S, Nezami E  www.jphmp.com

• Liberal Education (Fall 2007): “Back to the Pump Handle: Public Health and the Future of Undergraduate Education” Albertine S, Persily NA, and Riegelman R.

• Inside Higher Education: Epidemiology as an Undergraduate Mainstay www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/07/health

• CDC Podcast on undergraduate public health education with Dr. Julie Gerberding, former Director of CDC, available at www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8696

Additional Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Educational Resources
• Association for Prevention Teaching and Research Resources
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention
• Prevention Education Resource Center (PERC)

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Last updated: 3/23/2010