MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ON COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES

摘要

Since the Institute of Medicine issued its report on the Future of Public Health in 1988, multiple reports and statements have called for greater interactions between public health academicians and practitioners.Recommendations include greater support for applied public health research or public health systems research, enhanced opportunities for students to gain practical experience, and better continuing education for the public health workforce. As a result of this impetus, new public health competencies have been articulated, schools of public health have revised curricula or taken other steps to address these competencies; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded its extramural research portfolio; and there have been noteworthy examples of innovative programs launched by schools to increase practice-based opportunities for students. In addition, concern over emergency preparedness has prompted infusions of federal support for strengthening the public health infrastructure, including relationships between health departments and schools of public health.