School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science. Interdisciplinary Major in Public Health Fall 2016

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1 School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science Interdisciplinary Major in Public Health Fall 2016

2 Interest Session Agenda IntroducCons Define public health and review the market demand for trained public health professionals IdenCfy career opportunices in public health Describe the vision and curricular requirements of the proposed public health major Explain plans for internship capstone experience Explain the internal transfer applicacon process and Cmeline for the public health major

3 Public health is an interdisciplinary field that includes the study of: Epidemics and other diseases as they impact populacons (epidemiology) Environmental causes of health or illness The funccon of human behavior in managing disease and wellness QuanCfying the impact of disease locally and globally Government s role in generacng health and managing disease Health data analyccal methods

4 Public Health Employee Shortage CDC Projects a US public health worker shortage of approximately 250,000 in the next 5 years. New legislacon [The HITECH Act and the PaCent ProtecCon and Affordable Care Act] has increased the need for individuals who are literate in the language of public health.

5 Some Careers in Public Health (from careersinpublichealth.net) Child Health Specialist Chronic Disease Health Educator Community AcCvist Community Health Educator Epidemiologist Epidemiology InvesCgator Community Outreach Specialist Disaster Preparedness Coordinator Disease Ecologist Emergency Preparedness Specialist Environmental Health Supervisor Public Health Educator Public Health Surveillance Manager Food Inspector Hazardous Waste Inspector Health & Wellness Manager Health CommunicaCons Specialist Health LegislaCve Assistant Health InformaCcs Specialist NGO Manager PaCent Navigator PaCent Safety Specialist PopulaCon Health Manager Public Health Coordinator Public Health Policy Analyst Worksite Wellness Manager Disease ClassificaCon Specialists

6 Public Health Job SeBngs Departments of Health (Federal, State, County, City) Hospitals and Clinics Healthcare System Corporate offices, Department of PopulaCon Health Management Managed Care OrganizaCons Accountable Care OrganizaCons Health InformaCon Exchanges (Regional, State, Federal) Insurance companies/health plans PharmaceuCcal and hospital supply firms Public Health and other Health or Medical Professional OrganizaCons Wellness Departments in CorporaCons with >50 employees ConsulCng Firms who service the healthcare industry

7 Public Health Job LocaDons SeBngs Key Issues AdministraCve Management EducaCon Community PracCce Research Hospitals & Clinics/ Managed care organizacons Insurance Companies InternaConal Agencies PharmaceuCcal and hospital supply firms Professional organizacons Federal, state, and local government agencies Industry and business/ ConsulCng firms Colleges and universices Public and private secondary schools Consumer advocacy organizacons State legislacve commicees Health service delivery organizacons Above plus relief agencies, crisis centers, rehabilitacon centers, substance abuse centers and agencies Voluntary agencies Research agencies for Disease Control and PrevenCon, NIH, FDA Private research firms Public & Private foundacons Labor and consumer organizacons Long term care for the elderly Home health care Quality Control Technology Assessment Hospital- based markecng AlternaCve health delivery systems Service Delivery in developing countries Health promocon, disease prevencon Healthy lifestyles Maternal and child health Chronic disease Drugs and alcohol/environmental hazards MalnutriCon Infant mortality PopulaCon growth, rural health PolluCon, Aging populacon, teen suicide Toxicology and chemical effects of toxic wastes/ Risk assessment of chemical and physical agents Psychosocial impact of disease and injury ParasiCc diseases/virology Economic impact of chronic disease Cancer epidemiology Policy From: ASPPH Regulatory agencies, advocacy groups, governmental agencies, Think tanks, Professional associacons Access to healthcare, naconal health insurance, genecc engineering, technology assessment, safety legislacon, AIDS/aging, accidents, and abuse. Homelessness, reproduccve health

8 The public health program prepares graduates to meet the complex needs of populadons & individuals by: Assessing the social and policcal determinants of health Using data to develop public health intervencons Discussing policy implicacons of public health and health care delivery Employing health risk communicacon strategies to improve health campaign effeccveness EvaluaCng current health praccces and making recommendacons for improvement

9 What is unique about the Public Health Program at TCNJ? Interdisciplinary Health risk communicacon Health data analyccs

10 Core Courses (5 courses) PBH 099 Intro to Public Health (0 unit) PBH 240/ANT/PBH 240: Epidemiology PBH 373 /ANT /SOC /PBH 373: Public Health and Social Policy PBH220/NUR 220 Wellness Promotion Across the Lifespan Research Methods: Choose from PH301, PBH/COM 390, ECO 231, HES 320, PBH/NUR 238, or PBH/ SOC 302 PBH 405: Internship / Capstone in Public Health Major Options or Specialization Courses (5 courses) Global Public Health Option, for example: Choose from ANT/SOC 372, COM 415, COM 487, or Study Abroad Course Communication Option, for example: COM 415 (International Communication) and COM 487: Advanced Student- Faculty Research: Health, Development, and Communication Three Additional Options Courses: These courses are selected in consult- ation with the academic advisor, and if desired, can be chosen based on in- major concentrations (e.g., Environ - mental Health; or COM 345: Health, New Media, and Culture; or COM 403: Health and Risk Communication Campaigns). Correlates (2 courses) Biology Course: Choose from BIO 141, BIO 171, or BIO 211 (formerly 185) Statistics Course: Choose from STA 115 or STA 215

11 Proposed Major OpDons or SpecializaDon (pardal lisdng)

12 Proposed Capstone Internship 120 hours minimum on- site experiencal educacon with an approved public health agency May be completed in the Summer, Fall or Spring of Senior year, or some combinacon thereof with approval To the extent possible, student interests will be matched with internship site

13 Possible internship placements: Departments of Health [state, county, and/or city]* NJ Department of Public Safety and Security: Pandemic Influenza Awareness Program Local/Regional health care hospitals systems, Departments of PopulaCon Health Management NJ Health InformaCon Exchange Affordable Care OrganizaCons County Office on Aging Community Health Clinics NJ [Healthcare] Quality InsCtute Area corporacons Workplace Wellness Programs AmeriCORPs VISTA Healthcare AssociaCons, non- profits

14 Cancer Epidemiology Services NJ State Cancer Registry Cancer EducaCon and Early DetecCon Program Commission on Cancer Research Office of Cancer Control and PrevenCon Division of Family Health Services Division of Chronic Diseases Division of Communicable and InfecCous Diseases EMS/Emergency Preparedness Environmental & OccupaConal Health Healthy Schools Program NJ Environmental Public Health Tracking Program HIV, STD & TB Services NJ ImmunizaCon InformaCon System Medicinal Marijuana Program Minority & MulCcultural Health Health Hazard EvaluaCon Public & Environmental Laboratories Public Employees OccupaConal Safety and Health [PEOSH] WIC [Women, Infants & Children] NJ Medicaid Services Counseling & AddicCon services

15 Proposed Internal Transfer ApplicaDon Process Current TCNJ students are welcome to apply to enter the new Public Health major in the fall of 2016 for matriculacon in the spring of 2017 semester. Academic standards for applicadon to transfer into the Public Health Major: Applicants must be in good academic standing at TCNJ with a minimum cumulacve GPA of 2.75 at the Cme of applicacon. Applicants must have completed at least two of the following Public Health foundacon courses and achieve the minimum grade for each as indicated in parentheses: ANT/PBH 240 Epidemiology (B- ) or ANT/SOC PBH 373 Public Health and Social Policy (B- ) or NUR 220 Wellness PromoCon (B- ) STA 115 StaCsCcs (B- ) or STA 215 StaCsCcs (C+)

16 Proposed Internal Transfer ApplicaDon Process In addicon to meecng academic criteria, all student applicacons must include a completed applicadon form (available fall 2016 at TCNJ Public Health web site) with the following documentacon: Unofficial transcript (once spring semester grades are available) Two (2) levers of recommendadon (faculty or dean) One page essay explaining applicant s interest Public Health Completed change of major form from Records and RegistraDon ApplicaDons are due axer grades are posted for the fall 2016 semester, but no later than Dec. 1, Only compete applicacons will be considered. Applicants may expect to be nocfied by mid- June.

17 QuesCons? Brenda Seals, Coordinator for Public Health, School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science, Antonino ScarpaC, Assistant Dean, School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science,

18 References AssociaCon of Schools of Public Health (ASPH). (2012). Framing the future: The second 100 years of educa7on for public health. Washington DC: Author. Drehobl, P.A., Roush, S.W., Stover, B.H., & Koo, D. (2012). Public health surveillance workforce of the future. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR),61(03), Frenk, J., Chen, L., Bhuca, Z.A., Cohen, J., Crisp, N., Evans, T., Findeberg, H., Garcia, P., Ke, Y., Kelley, P., Kistnasamy, B., Meleis, A., Naylor, D., Pablos- Mendez, A., Reddy, S., Scrimshaw, S., Sepulveda, J., Serwadda, D., & Zuarayk, H. (2010). Health professionals for a new century: Transforming educacon to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world. The Lancet, 376, InsCtute of Medicine (IOM). (2002). The future of the public s health in the 21 st century. Washington, DC: NaConal Academies Press. InsCtute of Medicine (IOM). (2003). Who will keep the public healthy? Washington, DC: NaConal Academies Press. Trenton Health Team. (2014). Community health improvement plan: Making the City of Trenton the healthiest city in New Jersey: Crea7ng a culture of health. Trenton: Author.