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Analysis of CEPH-accredited DrPH programs in the United States: A mixed-methods study
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 2, p e0245892 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2021.
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Abstract
- Interest has been growing in regard to increasing the public health workforce and standardizing training to ensure there are competent professionals to support rebuilding and reinforcing the public health infrastructure of the United States. The need for public health leaders was recognized as early as the hookworm control campaign during 1909–1914 when it became apparent that prevention of disease should be distinct from clinical medicine and should be conducted by professionally trained, dedicated full-time public health practitioners. In recent years, research on the public health workforce and on standardizing health workforce education has significantly expanded. A key element of such a workforce is public health leadership, and DrPH programs are the means to provide effective public health education for these future health professionals. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the general trend of DrPH programs from past to present and analyze the common themes and variations of 28 Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited DrPH programs in the United States. This research utilized a mixed-methods approach, investigating DrPH education at each school or program to improve our understanding of the current status of DrPH programs.
- Subjects :
- Economics
Social Sciences
Graduates
Geographical locations
Accreditation
0302 clinical medicine
Learning and Memory
Professional Competence
Sociology
Epidemiology
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Multidisciplinary
Schools
Health Education and Awareness
Workforce
Education, Public Health Professional
Medicine
Educational Status
0305 other medical science
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
Universities
Science
Control (management)
education
MEDLINE
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Human Learning
medicine
Learning
Medical education
030505 public health
Public health
Public health education
Cognitive Psychology
Biology and Life Sciences
United States
Health Care
Leadership
North America
Cognitive Science
Population Groupings
Element (criminal law)
People and places
Finance
Neuroscience
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6d27986265a7b9e564e5cd25797279ce