Open AccessA New Baseline: Master of Public Health Education Shifting to Meet Public Health Needs
Author(s) -
Genevive R. Meredith,
Christina R. Welter,
Kris Risley,
Steven M. Seweryn,
Susan Altfeld,
Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001537
Subject(s) - workforce , accreditation , curriculum , medical education , public health , diversity (politics) , workforce development , medicine , psychology , public relations , political science , nursing , pedagogy , law
Schools and programs of public health have been preparing graduates to join the workforce for a century, but significant gaps in numbers and abilities exit. Many have called for a change to the status quo, to transform public health education to create a competent workforce able to address current and emergent needs.