Partnership for Preparedness: A Model of Academic Public Health

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's National Center for Disaster Preparedness undertook a collaborative project to establish a model academic health department. The goals were to increase student participation a...

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Published in:Journal of public health management and practice 2006-01, Vol.12 (1), p.22-27
Main Authors: DiMaggio, Charles, Markenson, David, Henning, Kelly, Redlener, Irwin, Zimmerman, Regina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooperative Behavior
Curriculum
Health technology assessment
Humans
Models, Organizational
New York City
Public Health Administration
Universities
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Summary:The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's National Center for Disaster Preparedness undertook a collaborative project to establish a model academic health department. The goals were to increase student participation at the health department, increase faculty participation in health department activities, and facilitate health department faculty appointments at the school. As a result, 17 students were placed in full-time summer research projects designed by health department staff specifically for the project, 154 health department staff attended a series of six lectures presented by faculty, and five health department professionals applied for academic appointments at the school. The benefits of the efforts toward establishing an academic health department extend to all areas of public health practice, including those of preparedness.
ISSN:1078-4659
1550-5022
DOI:10.1097/00124784-200601000-00005