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Public health 101 nanocourse: a condensed educational tool for non-public health professionals
Cherie L Ramirez1, Zofia K Z Gajdos, Catherine Kreatsoulas
1At the time that this work was carried out, Cherie L. Ramirez and Zofia K. Z. Gajdos were with the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI), Cambridge, MA. Cherie L. Ramirez was also with the Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Boston, MA. Zofia K. Z. Gajdos is with the Infectious Diseases Consortium/Curriculum Fellows Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Catherine Kreatsoulas is with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, HSPH. Myriam C. Afeiche and Morteza Asgarzadeh are with the Department of Nutrition, HSPH. Candace C. Nelson and Alberto J. Caban-Martinez are with the Department of Environmental Health, HSPH. Alberto J. Caban-Martinez is also with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Usheer Kanjee is with the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, HSPH.
Abstract:
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows-including those at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)-have somewhat limited opportunities outside of traditional coursework to learn holistically about public health. Because this lack of familiarity could be a barrier to fruitful collaboration across disciplines, HSPH postdocs sought to address this challenge. In response, the Public Health 101 Nanocourse was developed to provide an overview of five core areas of public health (biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, health policy and management, and social and behavioral sciences) in a two half-day course format. We present our experiences with developing and launching this novel approach to acquainting wider multidisciplinary audiences with the field of public health.