Public Health Education at the University of Florida: Synergism and Educational Innovation

This chapter focuses on health education in the university sector. Public health has much to benefit from the responsibility for knowledge translation by universities, the chapter argues. Ultimately, the creation of the social, economic, and political conditions that generate health must involve engagement in the tools of cultural conversation and in a full-throated engagement both in communicating these ideas to those who can make change happen and to the general public who influence them. The chapter looks at the ways that public health further education has been changing in recent years. It ends by looking forward to a time of innovation in education.

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Hyper-Regeneration of Corneal Nerves in Bullous Keratopathy* *From the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Michigan Hospital. This study was supported by grant No. B-2873 of the U.S. Department of Public Health, Education and Welfare.

American Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.1016/0002-9394(64)90588-4 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 31-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

J. Reimer Wolter

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Public Health Education ◽

Bullous Keratopathy ◽

University Of Michigan ◽

Corneal Nerves ◽

Department Of Ophthalmology ◽

The University ◽

The U.S

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Norwegian-Russian cooperation in public health education in the Euro-Arctic Barents region

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.025 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

A M Grjibovski ◽

V A Postoev ◽

A A Usynina ◽

O A Kharkova ◽

JØ Odland

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Public Health Education ◽

Public Health Workforce ◽

Full Member ◽

Barents Region ◽

School Of Public Health ◽

The University ◽

Phd Programs ◽

Arctic Russia

Abstract A Norwegian-Russian cooperation in public health education in the Euro-Arctic Barents region started in the 1980s. In the 1990s it has been mostly limited to research- and student exchanges. In September 2006 seven universities including Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk (Russia), University of Tromsø (Norway), Nordic School of Public Health (Sweden), Umeå University (Sweden), Mid-Sweden University (Sundsvall, Sweden), Tampere University (Finland) and the National Institute of Public Health (Oslo, Norway), came together to found the International school of public health in Arkhangelsk, Russia (ISPHA). The mission of the ISPHA was to increase the level of knowledge in methods of research and practice in the field of public health, and to promote the implementation of this knowledge in Northwest Russia. Since 2007, ISPHA is providing public health education based on a 2-year MPH training. In 2007, ISPHA became the first full member of ASPHER. Forty-eight specialists got MPH degrees at ISPHA as a part of the program. In 2013 a PhD programme between NSMU and the University of Tromsø was established. In 2013-19, 6 PhD theses were defended, and totally 28 full-text papers were published in peer-reviewed journals. In 2017 two new PhD programs in public health between Norway and Russia were initiated. The programme in environmental health and registry epidemiology in Arctic and Sub-Arctic Russia is run in collaboration between two Russian and two Norwegian universities while the second programme on cardiovascular epidemiology is run by NSMU and the University of Tromsø. Both programmes have already recruited PhD students and teachers from both countries. Achievements, challenges, sustainability and future perspectives will be discussed. In spite of political perturbations, cooperation in public health education and research between Norway and Russia is contributing to better understanding of each other and strengthening public health workforce in Arctic Russia. Key messages Norwegian Russian cooperation evolved from exchanges to PhD programs. Most of the graduates strengthen public health capacity in their regions.

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Assessment of Community-based Service Learning at the University of Lyon: an Opportunity to Rethink Public Health Education

10.21203/rs.3.rs-389752/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pierre LEBLANC ◽

Pauline Occelli ◽

Jerome Etienne ◽

Gilles Rode ◽

Cyrille Colin

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Service Learning ◽

Public Health Education ◽

Community Based ◽

Students First ◽

E Learning ◽

Set Up ◽

Health Objectives ◽

The University

Abstract Background. The French government set up a community-based service learning programme on health promotion for undergraduate health students to involve them in key public health objectives. At the University of Lyon, students first underwent formal instruction, including e-learning, lectures, and interactive seminars, and then became health educators for school pupils. The main objective of the present study was to assess the process of implementing this programme during the 2018-2019 academic year.Methods. Satisfaction and perception of medical and midwife students with service learning experiences were assessed by a questionnaire, semi-directive interviews, and observations.Results. Over time the students evolved from a negative perception of service learning to a positive one. Students were mostly satisfied by interactive seminars that allowed them to gain confidence and competence in health education. They felt valued by taking part in this service learning. They became more aware of their educative responsibilities on public health issues as future professionals.Conclusions. Students had a positive perception of the implementation of a community-based service learning programme in our University, as it seems a good way to raise their awareness of prevention and health education issues.

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