Title | Who will keep the public healthy? [electronic resource] : educating public health professionals for the 21st century / Kristine Gebbie, Linda Rosenstock, and Lyla M. Hernandez, editors |
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Imprint | Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2003 |
Connect to | http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=87228 |
Descript | xvi, 304 p. ; 23 cm |
Abstract -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History and current status of public health education in the United States -- 3. future of public health education -- 4. Future role of schools of public health in educating public health professionals for the 21st century -- 5. need for public health education in other programs and schools -- 6. Public health agencies: their role in educating public health professionals -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: School of public health catalogue abstraction -- Appendix B: School of public health survey instrument -- Appendix C: Organizational input -- Appendix D: Education of public health professionals in the 20th century -- Appendix E: Occupational classifications -- Appendix F: A collection of competency sets -- Appendix G: Public meetings -- Appendix H: Committee biographies