Ethics and Public Health: Model Curriculum Released

The much anticipated Ethics and Public Health: Model Curriculum is now available for use by SPH faculty.  The project was a collaborative effort between ASPH, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and The Hastings Center.  The concept for the model curriculum grew from a rising interest in the ethical, legal, and social aspects of public health policy and practice.  With this interest came a demand for the teaching of ethics in SPH and for the resource materials to support it.  Ethics education is needed both in pre-professional degree and certificate programs, and in settings of continuing professional education.  The Curriculum is intended as a resource to enhance and encourage thoughtful, well informed, and critical discussions of ethical issues in the field of public health.

The project brought together teachers of ethics from nearly every school of public health, other experts in ethics and public health, and representatives of the government and the public health practice community.  The curriculum consists of self-contained units or modules, each written by a leading expert on the topic in question, and each containing resources for classroom use--an analysis of the ethical question, several case studies with commentary for discussion, resources for further study and research, and the like. For more information, email MStadtler@asph.org.

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MPH Core Competency Development Project

Competencies for the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree include:

• Five core discipline areas (Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Policy Management, and Social and Behavioral Sciences)
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• An integrated interdisciplinary, cross-cutting set of overall competency domains (Communication and Informatics, Diversity and Culture, Leadership, Professionalism, Program Planning, Public Health Biology, and Systems Thinking)

The competencies are intended to serve as a resource and guide for those interested in improving the quality and accountability of public health education and training.  They were developed with respect for the uniqueness and diversity of the schools of public health (SPH). They are not meant to prescribe the methods or processes for achievement, recognizing that implementation of the competencies may vary as a function of each school’s mission and goals.

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