Expanding the Curriculum in a School of Public Health.
Front Public Health
; 9: 700638, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1399190
ABSTRACT
Public health education has long been concentrated in a core set of public health disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental health. Despite leaps forward in our understanding of the myriad influences on public health, little has changed in the organization of our educational systems. One issue brought to the forefront of public consciousness by the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of leisure experiences, such as nature walks, to mental and physical well-being. In this descriptive best practice article, we discuss our approach to expanding the notion of a school of public health and provide examples of how disciplines and subjects outside of the "norms" of public health education, including leisure studies, can help better prepare students for their future in the field. Leisure studies is just one of many subject areas that can add value to public health pedagogy, and we envision many other subject areas and departments integrating into schools of public health in the future.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Public Health
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Public Health
Year:
2021
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Article
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Fpubh.2021.700638
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