Michigan State University Program in Public Health

1. Michigan State University Program in Public Health P. Greg Gulick, JD, MHA, MBA Assistant Professor July 19, 2013

2. Agenda • Background on Program in Public Health • The 10 Essential Public Health Services • Our Focus on Preparing Students for the Workforce • Questions

3. MSU Program in Public Health • Established in 2009 • Michael Rip, PhD – Director • 100% online • Weekly modules – no self-study • Lectures every week • Over 500 students and alumni • Part of the College of Human Medicine

4. MSU Program in Public Health • Core Courses – 18 credits • HM801 – Intro to Public Health • HM802 – Biostatistics for Public Health • HM803 – Epidemiology and Public Health • HM804 – Public Health Administration • HM805 – Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health • HM806 – Environmental Factors of Health • Electives – 18 Credits • Over 50 Elective courses • Culminating Experience – 6 credits • Total credits for MPH = 42 credits

5. Culminating Experience • HM891 – Intro to Public Health Practicum (1 credit) • HM892 – Public Health Practicum (Credits vary, generally 3 credits) • Internship-like experience • HM893 – Public Health Capstone (2 credits) • Paper incorporating all aspects of core Public Health curriculum

6. International Opportunities • Mexico – 1 week experience • Ghana – 3 week experience • Brazil – 3 week experience • South American (Peru, Costa Rica, or El Salvador)

7. Graduate Certificates • Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals • Public Health Administration • Public Health Informatics • Telemedicine/eHealth/mHealth in Public Health • Core Disciplines of Public Health • Chronic Disease in Public Health (in development) • Urban Public Health (in development)

8. Certificate in Telemedicine/eHealth/mHealth • Four Courses (12 credits) • HM851 – Intro to Telemedicine, Telehealth and eHealth as Applied to Public Health • HM883 – mHealth, Social Media and Games in Public Health • HM884 – Decision Making and Technology Assessment in Healthcare and Public Health • HM885 – Health Information Technology and Telehealth Technology as Applied to Public Health

9. 10 Essential Public Health Services • Monitor health status to identify community health problems. • Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. • Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues. • Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems. • Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. • Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. • Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable. • Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce. • Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services. • Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

10. 10 Essential Public Health Services • Incorporated into every class • Core Curriculum Mapping • D2L – Portfolio • Papers (writing samples) • Research Proposals • Business Plans • Videos • Games

11. Preparing Students for the Workforce • Practicum Experience • No tenured faculty – all faculty have some real-world experience (most work full-time or part-time within the healthcare system) • Partnerships with our Practicum Sites • Feedback from Public Health Professionals

12. Questions • Greg Gulick • gulickpe@msu.edu • Mike Rip • rip@msu.edu