1. Keeping the "public" in schools of public health.
- Author
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Freudenberg N, Klitzman S, Diamond C, and El-Mohandes A
- Subjects
- Education, Public Health Professional economics, Education, Public Health Professional organization & administration, Education, Public Health Professional statistics & numerical data, Faculty statistics & numerical data, Female, Financing, Government, Humans, Male, New York, Organizational Objectives, Public Policy, Schools, Public Health organization & administration, Schools, Public Health statistics & numerical data, Students statistics & numerical data, United States, Schools, Public Health economics
- 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.
- Published
- 2015
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