Undergraduate Public Health

Abstract This paper addresses two questions: (1) How to explain, from the vantage point of the liberal arts, the value of integrative public health education for undergraduates, and (2) How, simultaneously, to make the case for such a program of study toward a career in health care. A new perspectiv...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2008, Vol.35 (3), p.253-257
Main Author: Albertine, Susan, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
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Internal Medicine
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Summary:Abstract This paper addresses two questions: (1) How to explain, from the vantage point of the liberal arts, the value of integrative public health education for undergraduates, and (2) How, simultaneously, to make the case for such a program of study toward a career in health care. A new perspective is offered on baccalaureate study in preparation for engaged citizenship and for pre-professional healthcare education, including discussion of benefits to faculty.
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.06.005