Supervised Practice in Health Promotion and Health Education

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: All basics and specialty public health courses. This hybrid course is a practice experience designed for graduate students of Public Health Education. The course provides the opportunity to apply knowledge, theory, and skills in real scenarios and gain practical experience in public health education pra ctice. Program professors and on -site preceptors supervise students’ progress and performance. Selected practicum settings may include state public health agencies, health-based non-profits, health insurance agencies, community-based organizations, and others. The course activities include shadowing preceptors and a social and health situational analysis. Students design, implement and evaluate an action plan in order to address the identified needs. Students are expected present a Practicum summary final report that demonstrates their ability to address public health issues.