Public health reviews
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Public health reviews · Jan 2002
Service role of schools of public health: in between research and education?
This paper is meant to serve as a basis for discussion regarding the service or external role of schools of public health (SPHs). A number of countries in Eastern Europe are developing and establishing their own SPHs, at the same time trying to come to terms with the development of the public health function, its organisation, and its core activities in their respective countries. ⋯ Further, the paper will look at how this role has been translated into the mission and policies of the SPH and how this role is operationalised. Finally, points for consideration and actions to be taken are suggested when defining the service role of a SPH.
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Public health reviews · Jan 2002
Developing schools of public health in countries of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Countries of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States are facing a combination of difficulties in health including high rates of mortality from preventable diseases, and pressures for reform of their health care systems. The development of schools of public health is an important priority for international aid and for national government attention. This provides a challenge of integrating experience from many countries in the industrialized world and academic centers of excellence in the field of public health. ⋯ Development of post-graduate centers of training will also be needed as independent schools of public health within single or multi-faculty universities to train health workers in a New Public Health. This paper outlines the mission of a school of public health (SPH), and the steps needed to achieve its objectives, with examples of several schools at relatively advanced and moderate levels of development. The purpose is to provide guidelines for those SPHs under development that are seeking international support and resources.
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Public health reviews · Jan 2002
Principles for planning the teaching of evidence-based medicine/clinical epidemiology for MPH and medical students.
Medical decision-making requires increasing skills in communication, information retrieval, and formulating and answering focused clinical questions. Medical students need increasing exposure to the principles of evidence-based medicine and methodologic training in epidemiology and biostatistics in order to cope with the explosion of medical information and in order to appraise, interpret, and perform clinical research. This review summarizes the principles applied to teaching these subjects to medical students, as well as to students in Master's programs who will pursue careers in public health or clinical research.