25 YEARS OF PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP: THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN'S SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND POLICY

Even white populations of color continue to grow as a proportion of the US population and will likely constitute a majority by 2050, the scourge of health inequalities experienced by nonwhite and Hispanic populations continues unabated. There is broad agreement within the public health community tha...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 2013-09, Vol.128 (5), p.410-416
Main Author: LICHTENSTEIN, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Citizens
Colleges & universities
Cultural Diversity
From the Schools and Programs of Public Health
Health care management
Health Policy
Humans
Leadership
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Michigan
Miscellaneous
Public health
Public Health Administration - education
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Universities - organization & administration
Universities - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Even white populations of color continue to grow as a proportion of the US population and will likely constitute a majority by 2050, the scourge of health inequalities experienced by nonwhite and Hispanic populations continues unabated. There is broad agreement within the public health community that increasing the percentage of people of color in the health professions and in leadership positions in the health held would be an important step in rectifying those inequalities. One initiative that has been successful at increasing diversity in the health-care field and encouraging students interests in health inequalities is the University of Michigan Summer Enrichment Program in Health Management and Policy. This program, which celebrated its 25th year of operation in 2011, is now able to report the positive results of a survey that assessed the program's impact on its participants. We believe that other schools of public health can potentially replicate the model described in this article to promote diversity in the held. Here, Lightenstien discusses the University of Michigan's 25 years of promoting diversity in public health leadership.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877
DOI:10.1177/003335491312800514