Data for Empowerment! The Application of Small Area Analysis in Community Health Education and Evaluation

1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
Rita Hindin ◽  
David R. Buchanan ◽  
Kwadwo Bosompra ◽  
Frank Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Drug Prevention ◽  
Public Health Department ◽  
Small Area Analysis

This article describes the use of Small Area Analysis (SAA) techniques in public health education planning and evaluation efforts. An array of health and social indicators for a mid-size metropolitan city (150,000+) were collected as part of the evaluation of a Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) community partnership grant for alcohol and other drug prevention. Data sources included the state public health department, school system, hospitals, census bureau, police department, and the city administration. Germane health and social indicators were then calculated for each of the city's socio-historical neighborhoods or zip code area. The process of gaining access to these diverse data and how they were used for planning and evaluation purposes are detailed and typical problems encountered in utilizing SAA techniques are enumerated. Finally, the potential for SAA as a community organizing tool for galvanizing community responses is discussed.

Building Capacity of the Public Health Education Workforce Through Partnerships

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Mark Tomita
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
State University ◽  
Cd Rom ◽  
The Public ◽  
Prevention Services ◽  
The Usa

The Global Health Disparities CD-ROM Project reaffirmed the value of professional associations partnering with academic institutions to build capacity of the USA public health education workforce to meet the challenges of primary prevention services. The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) partnered with the California State University, Chico to produce a CD-ROM that would advocate for global populations that are affected by health disparities while providing primary resources for public health educators to use in programming and professional development. The CD-ROM development process is discussed

Building Capacity of the Public Health Education Workforce Through Partnerships: The Global Health Disparities CD-ROM Project

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Mark Tomita
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
State University ◽  
Cd Rom ◽  
Prevention Services ◽  
The Usa

The Global Health Disparities CD-ROM Project reaffirmed the value of professional associations partnering with academic institutions to build capacity of the USA public health education workforce to meet the challenges of primary prevention services. The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) partnered with the California State University, Chico to produce a CD-ROM that would advocate for global populations that are affected by health disparities while providing primary resources for public health educators to use in programming and professional development. The CD-ROM development process is discussed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Education for Public Health: A Practical Foundation for Solidarity

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Perkiö ◽  
R Harrison ◽  
M Grivna ◽  
D Tao ◽  
C Evashwich
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Rigorous Evaluation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Professionals

Abstract Education is a key to creating solidary among the professionals who advance public health’s interdisciplinary mission. Our assumption is that if all those who work in public health shared core knowledge and the skills for interdisciplinary interaction, collaboration across disciplines, venues, and countries would be facilitated. Evaluation of education is an essential element of pedagogy to ensure quality and consistency across boundaries, as articulated by the UNESCO education standards. Our study examined the evaluation studies done by programs that educate public health professionals. We searched the peer reviewed literature published in English between 2000-2017 pertaining to the education of the public health workforce at a degree-granting level. The 2442 articles found covered ten health professions disciplines and had lead authors representing all continents. Only 86 articles focused on evaluation. The majority of the papers examined either a single course, a discipline-specific curriculum or a teaching method. No consistent methodologies could be discerned. Methods ranged from sophisticated regression analyses and trends tracked over time to descriptions of focus groups and interviews of small samples. We found that evaluations were primarily discipline-specific, lacked rigorous methodology in many instances, and that relatively few examined competencies or career expectations. The public health workforce enjoys a diversity of disciplines but must be able to come together to share diverse knowledge and skills. Evaluation is critical to achieving a workforce that is well trained in the competencies pertinent to collaboration. This study informs the pedagogical challenges that must be confronted going forward, starting with a commitment to shared core competencies and to consistent and rigorous evaluation of the education related to training public health professionals. Key messages Rigorous evaluation is not sufficiently used to enhance the quality of public health education. More frequent use of rigorous evaluation in public health education would enhance the quality of public health workforce, and enable cross-disciplinary and international collaboration for solidarity.

scholarly journals Formal Public Health Education and Career Outcomes of Medical School Graduates

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. e39020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Krousel-Wood ◽  
Jiang He ◽  
Meredith Booth ◽  
Chung-Shiuan Chen ◽  
Janet Rice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Career Outcomes
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