Creation and Implementation of a Two-Year Public Health Program Dr. Stacey Ocander Dr. Katherine Johnson October 4, 2018 NN2 2018

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Public Health Curricular Models 30 credits as part of a 60-credit degree Foundational public health 9 semester credit hours Human health and wellness Overview of public health Health communications Public health focus areas 9-12 semester credit hours Choice: Generalist/specializations Health education, health administration, environmental health Health navigation-related professions Experiential 3 semester credit hours Community-based experience related to focus area Electives 6-9 semester credit hours For example… Disease-specific and/or population-specific Public health preparedness Etc.

Challenges and opportunities Start 4-year partnerships early Specific coursework decisions Intentional transfer support: needs of CC students Discipline-specific advising Slow is fast Opportunities for flexible programs Certificates, applied degrees, and transfer degrees Guided pathways Educating about public health

Getting Started

Do you need it? Convene Community Partners If YES….proceed Is the program sustainable? What will pull students in? Are there jobs at livable wages and academic advancement? Will this program articulate to the 4 year institutions? If YES….proceed

Use What You Have! Review Current Classes Interdisciplinary approaches builds buy-in and support for the degree Select courses that are already approved for articulation Match courses that meet the needs of YOUR community Work backwards with 4 year partners What courses are they willing to give up to build the Associate’s degree Speak ONLY in terms of the whole Associate’s degree transferring not course by course transfer – serves a seamless process for students

Consider PLA as Enticement YOUTH WORKS METHODS SERIES: Intro to the Active-Participatory Approach Active Learning Ask-Listen-Encourage Building Community Cooperative Learning Homework Help Planning and Reflection Reframing Conflict Structure and Clear Limits Youth Voice

Healthy Lifestyles Series: What Does it Mean to be Healthy? Mind, Body and Spirit: The Total Experience What’s on My Plate: Making it Count Active Living Healthy Coping Strategies Sleep: Am I Awake or Are My Eyes just Open? Purpose: Why Do I Get Out of Bed in the Morning? Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Communication Resiliency: How do I Handle Setbacks? Social Connectedness and Social Cohesion: Is Coming Together Important?

Where are We? Started offering Public Health 1 year Certificate of Achievement: Fall 2017 Cohort Model = full with waiting list Accept students 2x year (cohorts full) 92% matriculate to the Associate’s degree First cohort to graduate with the Associate’s degree will be this May (we are currently co-advising with UNO and CU) to matriculate to the bachelor’s

Where does our degree go? Full articulation of the Associate’s degree: Creighton University: Wellness & Healthy Lifestyles Management UNO: Public Health (in progress) Both bachelor’s degrees then articulate to the Master’s degree at CU and UNMC

Opportunities Riegelman Awards for Guided Learning Pathways to the Health Professions Deadline: October 15, 2018 2019 National Public Health Week Grants Deadline: November 1, 2018 More information: https://www.league.org/ccph