Structure and Culture of Schools of Public Health to Support Academic Public Health Practice

Schools of public health have been cautioned about producing graduates and research that were disconnected from public interest. Although institutions may implement a variety of strategies to rectify the situation, institutional structural and cultural barriers impede progress. Public health practic...

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Published in:Journal of public health management and practice 2003-11, Vol.9 (6), p.504-512
Main Authors: Dodds, Janice M., Calleson, Diane C., Eng, Eugenia, Margolis, Lewis, Moore, Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education, Graduate
Faculty
Health Services Research
Health technology assessment
Humans
Leadership
Models, Organizational
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Health and Medicine Division
Organizational Culture
Public Health - education
Public Health Administration - manpower
Research Support as Topic
Schools, Public Health - organization & administration
United States
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Summary:Schools of public health have been cautioned about producing graduates and research that were disconnected from public interest. Although institutions may implement a variety of strategies to rectify the situation, institutional structural and cultural barriers impede progress. Public health practice coordinators in accredited schools of public health were surveyed to describe the presence of structural and cultural barriers to academic public health practice using the Stevens model. Administrative leadership and faculty reward systems are described as critical to advance academic public health practice.
ISSN:1078-4659
1550-5022
DOI:10.1097/00124784-200311000-00011