Not applicable.
3.3.c. A list of the continuing education programs offered by the program, including number of students served, for each of the last three years. Those that are offered in a distance learning format should be identified. Below are the continuing education programs offered by the UVa MPH Program:
Webinars: Advancing Health Equity, From Theory to Practice
The UVa MPH Program is partnering with VDH, in conjunction with VAPHA, to offer a series of free, interactive webinars addressing health equity to sustain the energy generated by the 2009 Virginia Health Equity Conference sponsored by VAPHA. The Program funds continuing education credits for
participants who apply. In 2010 - 2011, the series entitled, Advancing Health Equity, From Theory to Practice, included four webinars with national and state speakers:
Using Community-based Participatory Approaches (CBPA) to Reduce Infant Mortality Date: March 31, 2011
A Community-based participatory approach (CBPA) to promoting health is recognized as a critical strategy in addressing health inequities among socially disadvantaged and marginalized communities. Applying CBPA, grassroots advocates, community leaders and entire communities are empowered to steer interventions in ways that reduce persistent inequities such as infant mortality. This free webinar is intended for a variety of public health professionals, health care practitioners including physicians and nurses, and community planners and local leaders involved in health, social and economic decision making. The goals of this webinar are to:
Describe the principles inherent in a community-based participatory approach (CBPA) and their relevance for promoting health equity.
Discuss scope, severity and impact of inequities associated with infant mortality. Identify best practices that use CBPA to reduce infant mortality inequities. Featured Speakers:
Thomas L. Schlenker, MD, MPH, Director of Public Health, Madison and Dane County, Madison, Wisconsin
Lillian Peake, MD, MPH, District Health Director, Thomas Jefferson Health District, Virginia Department of Health, Charlottesville, Virginia
A Road MAPP to Health Equity Date: December 13, 2010
Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) is a community-driven strategic planning process for improving community health. Facilitated by public health leaders, this framework helps communities apply strategic thinking to prioritize public health issues and identify resources to address them. MAPP is not an agency-focused assessment process; rather, it is an interactive process that can improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and ultimately the performance of local public health systems. The goals of this webinar were to:
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Provide an overview of the MAPP process and its potential value in promoting health equity.•
Identify tools for using MAPP to create awareness of social determinants of health equity and theirimpact on health outcomes.
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Assist participants to successfully integrate the principles of health equity into the proven MAPPframework, regardless of where they are in the process. Featured Speakers:
Gloria Addo-Ayensu, MD, MPH; District Director, Fairfax Health District, Fairfax, Virginia Julia Joh Elligers, MPH; National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Program Manager, Washington, DC
The ISMS and Health Equity: Understanding and Addressing Racism, Sexism, Classism and more…, Date: September 14, 2010
The goals of this webinar were to:
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Define discrimination—sexism, racism, classism, etc.,•
Describe how discriminatory practices affect health, and•
Describe approaches that organizations and communities are implementing to address these issues.Featured Speakers:
Ngozi Oleru, PhD, MS; Division Director, Environmental Health Services, King County, Washington Mia Luluquisen, DrPH, MPH, RN; Deputy Director, Community Assessment, Planning and
Education/Evaluation, Alameda County Public Health Department, Alameda County, California Sandra Witt, PhD, MPH; Deputy Director of Planning, Policy and Health Equity, Alameda County Public Health Department, Alameda County, California
Health Impact Assessment – Health Equity Date: April 23, 2010
This webinar was intended for a variety of public health professionals, health care practitioners including physicians and nurses, and community planners and local leaders involved in health, social and economic decision making. Course faculty defined Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and provided an overview of the tool’s benefit in recognizing the health consequences of decisions about built environments. Case studies further demonstrated how the tool can be used to promote health equity.
Featured Speakers:
Nisha Botchwey, PhD, MCRP; Associate Professor, University of Virginia Urban and Environmental Planning Department, Charlottesville, VA
Lili Farhang, MPHl; Associate Director, Human Impact Partners, Oakland, CA
Michael Royster, MD, MPH, Director of the Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy, VDH, Richmond, VA
MPH Workforce Education Initiative
The MPH Public Health Workforce Initiative was created in 2008 to provide training for the public health workforce on topics identified by local health agencies. Initial training focused on the collection,
management and use of public health data in their jobs in order to improve the health of those they serve. Trainings are comprised of a series of 5 to 7 sessions, each lasting for 3 hours. The initiative has included training in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Structured Query Language (SQL). Also offered are training in other Microsoft Office software, particularly Word and PowerPoint. These trainings are conducted in state-of-the-art lab facilities, which allow each person in attendance to work at a computer and bring an actual challenge from their work to class for discussion. The instructors for these trainings have several years of experience in both teaching the use of the software and in public health.
Agencies that have recently participated in the initiative include The Quality Community Council, the UVa Department of Medicine’s Section of Geriatrics, and UVa Center for Global Health, the
Rappahannock/Rapidan Health District, and TJHD. A recent outcome of the initiative is the increase in availability of state data to a local health department. With the knowledge of SQL, health department workers are now able to write their own queries of the state database to tailor the data to their immediate needs, instead of relying on the preformatted reports that were previously available.
In addition, MPH faculty who teach these sessions provide follow-up consultation to health professionals at the community health agency sites, so that employees have support as they use their training in their day-to-day jobs.
MPH Program Courses for Workforce Education Initiative
The MPH Program opens its courses to members of the public health workforce, who can attend the courses for credit or as informal participants. In 2009 and 2010 health professionals from local agencies such as the AIDS/HIV Services Group, Region Ten Community Services Board, and the Charlottesville Health Department have participated in courses, such as Quantitative Data Analysis in Public Health, GIS in Public Health, and Health Promotion & Health Behavior.
Please see Table 3.3c for information regarding the numbers served at workforce educational events over the last three years. Letters expressing appreciation from agency directors are presented in Appendix 3C. Table 3.3.c: Workforce Participation in MPH Program Educational Opportunities
2008 – 2009
Format Event Topic Number Served
MPH Workforce Initiative
Public Health Data Management with Microsoft Access
Utilize databases with MS Access 13
MPH Workforce Initiative
Taking the Next Step: Using SPSS to Analyze Your Data
2009 – 2010
Format Event Topic Number Served
Webinar Health Impact Assessment Benefits in recognizing the health
consequences of decisions about built environments
54*
MPH Workforce Initiative
Public Health Data Management with Microsoft Access and SQL
Utilize databases with MS Access and SQL
12 MPH Class Quantitative Data Analysis in Public
Health
Analyze public health data with SPSS 9
2010 – 2011
Format Event Topic Number Served
Webinar A Road MAPP to Health Equity Community-driven strategic planning
process for improving community health
48*
Webinar The ISMS and Health Equity:
Understanding and Addressing Racism, Sexism, Classism and more…,
Define discrimination, and describe approaches to address the issues
38*
MPH Workforce Initiative
Leadership and Team Building in Public Health
A lecture covering the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment and the personality profiles and the proper use of the tool. The attendees were also taught to self score their assessments
30
MPH Workforce Initiative
Foundations of Excel Public Health Data Management 7
* Actual numbers are minimum attendees; the actual number of participants is not known because local health departments log in to the webinar as a site. The number reported reflects the number of sites that logged in to the webinar.
3.3.d. A list of other educational institutions or public health practice organizations, if any, with which the