A Profile of CEPH MPH Programs with Community Health Education Concentrations:

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A Profile of CEPH MPH Programs with Community
Health Education Concentrations   Unlocking the
Potential for Strengthening the Public Health
Workforce      Authors
Lynn Woodhouse, EdD, MPH, CHES, East Stroudsburg
University Lori Mulligan, MPH, graduate, The
George Washington University School of Public
Health and Health Services
Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES, Society for Public Health
Education William C. Livingood, PhD, Duval County
Health Department University of Florida. Don
Chaney, Ph.D., Texas AM University
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Purpose Of Study 1.        To document the
relationship of MPH Programs in Health Education
to public health workforce development 2.       
To assess the effectiveness of MPH Programs with
an emphasis in health education in preparing
community based Public Health Practitioners 3.   
     To assess the extent that MPH Programs
address Challenges identified in recent IOM
Reports 4.         To document how MPH programs
address major public health accreditation
criteria as a group.
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Sponsors       CAMP Council of Accredited MPH
Programs in Community Health Education (the
organization of CEPH accredited MPH programs with
a concentration in health education.      
SOPHE Society for Public Health Education (the
national autonomous professional organization
dedicated to health education)       CEPH
Council on Education for Public Health (the
nationally recognized public health accrediting
agency)      George Washington University
Accredited School of Public health
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Methods 1.         Online web based survey,
developed collaboratively 2.         Human
Subjects approved through George Washington
University IRB 3.         Sample a)       
Fully accredited Programs as of 2003 b)       
Programs listed by CEPH as having a Health
Education or identified through CAMP. 4.        
Item structure Primarily closed ended with
limited open ended response opportunities 5.      
   Item Content a) Description of Program,
b) Composition of curriculum and field
experience, c) Description of students,
graduates, and faculty related to diversity and
community involvement
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Conclusions 1.         Curriculum has heavy
emphasis on practice within communities 2.       
  Curriculum addresses most of the Future of
Public Health Challenges 3.         Emphasis on
Serving Local Community and State 4.        
Impressive student diversity 5.         Emphasis
on developing Practitioners to be employed by
public and community agencies rather than
research or health care institutions 6. Staffed
with substantial numbers of well-qualified
faculty.
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Challenges   1.        Graduate more
Latino/Hispanic practitioners and build more
effective bridges between Latino communities and
Universities. 2.        Enhance curriculum in
Genomics, requiring translation of genomics
research to community needs and
resources. 3.        Enhance curriculum in
informatics 4.        Enhance diversity of
faculty