Keeping the public in schools of public health

N. Freudenberg, S. Klitzman, C. Diamond and A. El-Mohandes

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, S119-S124

Abstract: In this article, we compared the characteristics of public and private accredited public health training programs. We analyzed the distinct opportunities and challenges that publicly funded schools of public health face in preparing the nation's public health workforce. Using our experience in creating a new, collaborative public school of public health in the nation's largest urban public university system, we described efforts to use our public status and mission to develop new approaches to educating a workforce that meets the health needs of our region and contributes to the goal of reducing health inequalities. Finally, we considered policies that could protect and strengthen the distinct contributions that public schools of public health make to improving population health and reducing health inequalities.

Keywords: economics; female; financial management; human; male; medical education; organization; organization and management; policy; school; statistics and numerical data; student; United States; university, Education, Public Health Professional; Faculty; Female; Financing, Government; Humans; Male; New York; Organizational Objectives; Public Policy; Schools, Public Health; Students; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302534

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