Public Health & Health Policy

Introduction to Health Policy

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Source: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Type: PowerPoint presentation, Lecture Materials

Level: Basic

Description: Focus on Health Policy and Management, including economics, politics, ethics and medical care.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

 



Excellence Centers To Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities (EXCEED) Program

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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Type: PDF Document

Level: Intermediate

Description: To understand the causes and factors of these inequalities, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded grants to nine “Excellence Centers To Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities” (EXCEED). Each center is investigating a different theme in an effort to identify and eliminate the causes of health disparities.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A



Dean’s Lecture Series: 2007-2008

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Source: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Type: PowerPoint presentation, Lecture Materials

Level: Basic

Description: An insight on current public health issues and the work of the faculty’s own research in the field.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A



Community-Based Participatory Research: Implications for Public Health Funding

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Source: American Journal of Public Health

Type: PDF document

Level: Intermediate

Description: This article demonstrates the increasing prominence of CBPR funding. The authors stress the importance of CBPR as a tool for action-oriented and community-driven public health research.



Growing Opportunities: Will Funding Follow the Rise in Foundation Assets and Growth of AAPI Populations? (2007)

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Source: Asian American Philanthropy

Type: Electronic Report

Level: Basic

Description: This report provides grant makers with a useful overview of AAPIs. It acquaints funders with common issues AAPI communities face and urges additional funding sources to conduct research on AAPIs. Author: Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy



Community Health Center Quality Improvement: A Systematic Review and Future Directions for Research (2007)

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Source: Robert Wood Johnson Scholars Program

Type: Online Journal Article

Level: Basic

Description: This article provides a review of quality of health care research at community health centers.Authors: Alyna T. Chien, Amy E. Walters, Marshall H. Chin



Built Environment + Public Health: Course Curriculum

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Source: Built Environment + Public Health Curriculum

Type: Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Description: This CDC-funded Web site an interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate, or continuing education curriculum in public health and built environment. This curriculum is flexible enough to be offered as a full semester course, individual units or single class modules or individual assignments. This Web site also provides opportunity for faculty and other users to share comments, amendments and develop collaborations at the intersection of the built environment and health.



A Model Built Environment and Public Health Course Curriculum: Training for an Interdisciplinary Workforce

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Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Type: PDF

Level: Intermediate

Discription: Botchwey N, Hobson S, Dannenberg AL, Mumford KG, Contant CK, McMillan TE, Jackson RJ, Lopez R, Winkle C. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009;36(2S):S63–S71.