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Public Health Training Bibliography

Link to MEDLINE citations for Public Health Training and Education via PubMed (1966-present)
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(1994). Reinventing US public health education [editorial]. Lancet, 344(8916), 141-2. PubMed 7912757

(1998). Accessing Useful Information: Challenges in Health Policy and Public Health: A National Forum Held at the New York Academy of Medicine, March 23, 1998. Journal of Urban Health, 75(4), 779-895. PubMed 10084877 and PubMed 10084878

(1999). Contemporary issues in medicine--medical informatics and population health: report II of the medical school objectives project. Acad Med, 74(2), 130-41. PubMed 10065054

Agius R. M., Bagnall G. (1998). Development and evaluation of the use of the Internet as an educational tool in occupational and environmental health and medicine. Occup Med (Oxford), 48(5), 337-43. PubMed 9876418

American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs. (1999). Health literacy: report of the council on scientific affairs. JAMA, 281(6), 552-557. PubMed 10022112

Baker, E. L., Friede, A., Moulton, A. D., & Ross, D. A. (1995). CDC's Information Network for Public Health Officials (INPHO): a framework for integrated public health information and practice. J Public Health Manag Pract., 1(1), 43-7. PubMed 10186591

Bayona, M., Leaverton, P. E., Rangel-Sharpless, M. C., & Williams, P. D. (1994). Short course training in epidemiology and biostatistics for graduate and undergraduate public health professionals. Public Health Rep, 109(3), 434-8. PubMed 8190868

Beaglehole, R., & Bonita, R. (1998). Public health at the crossroads: which way forward? Lancet, 351(9102), 590-592. PubMed 9492800

Berkowitz, B. (1995). Health system reform: a blueprint for the future of public health. J Public Health Manag Pract., 1(1), 1-6. PubMed 10186585

Berman, S. J., Perkocha, V. A., & Novotny, T. E. (1995). A continuing education preference survey of public health graduates. Am J Prev Med, 11(1), 19-25. PubMed 77485282

Bhopal, R. (1998). The context and role of the US school of public health: implications for the United Kingdom. J Public Health Med, 20(2), 144-8. PubMed 9675737

Boyer, M. H. (1997). A decade's experience at Tufts with a four-year combined curriculum in medicine and public health. Acad Med, 72(4), 269-75. PubMed 9125941

Bruce, N. G. (1991). Epidemiology and the new public health; implications for training. Soc Sci Med, 32(1), 103-6. PubMed 2008615

Carpenter, E. S. (1995). Is public health credentialing necessary? [letter; comment]. Am J Public Health, 85(12), 1712-3. PubMed 7503355

Carpenter, D. O., & Conway, J. B. (1996). Optimizing professional education in public health. J Public Health Manag Pract., 2(4), 66-72. PubMed 10186701

Chambers, L. W., Hoey, J., Underwood, J., & Bains, N. (1998). Integration of service, education, and research in local official public health agencies. Am J Public Health, 88(7), 1102-4. PubMed 9663165

Chickering, K.L., Malik, T., Halbert, R.J., Kar, S.B. (1999). Reinventing the field training experience: building a practical and effective graduate program at the UCLA School of Public Health. Am J Public Health, 89(4):596-7. PubMed 10191810

Core Functions Project, T. (1998). Health care reform and public health: a paper on population-based core functions. J Public Health Policy, 19(4), 394-419. PubMed 9922618

Coughlin, S. S., Etheredge, G. D., Metayer, C., & Martin, S. A., Jr. (1996). Remember Tuskegee: public health student knowledge of the ethical significance of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Am J Prev Med, 12(4), 242-6. PubMed 8874686

Coughlin, S. S. (1996). Model curricula in public health ethics. Am J Prev Med, 12(4), 247-51. PubMed 8874687

Coughlin, S. S., Katz, W.H., Mattison, D.R. (1999). Ethics instruction at schools of public health in the United States - Association of Schools of Public Health Education Committee. Am J Public Health, 89(5): 768-70. PubMed 10224994

Coulter, M. L., & Hancock, T. (1989). Integrating social work and public health education: a clinical model. Health Soc Work, 14(3), 157-64. PubMed 2777142

Dandoy S. Educating the public health workforce. (2001). Am J Public Health, 91(3), 467-8. PMID: 11236421 PubMed 11236421

Davies, A. M. (1996). Training professionals for the new public health [editorial]. Public Health Rev, 24(3-4), 205-11. PubMed 9038098

Dyke P., Jamrozik K., & Plant A.J. (2001). A randomized trial of a problem-based learning approach for teaching epidemiology. Acad Med, 76(4), 373-9. PubMed 11299153

Eng, T. R., Maxfield, A., Patrick, K., Deering, M. J., Ratzan, S. C., & Gustafson, D. H. (1998). Access to health information and support: a public highway or a private road? JAMA, 280(15), 1371-5. PubMed 9794322

Evans, C. A. (1990). The IOM Report, The Future of Public Health. Journal of Public Health Policy (Summer), 254-256. PubMed 2365808

Fineberg, H. V., Green, G. M., Ware, J. H., & Anderson, B. L. (1994). Changing public health training needs: professional education and the paradigm of public health. Annu Rev Public Health, 15, 237-57. PubMed 8054084

Foege, W. (1995). Preventive medicine and public health. JAMA, 273(21), 1712-1713. PubMed 7752432

Frenk, J. (1993). Public health education. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 703, 250-4. PubMed 8192302

Friede, A., Blum, H. L., & McDonald, M. (1995). Public health informatics: how information-age technology can strengthen public health. Annu Rev Public Health., 16, 239-52. PubMed 7639873

Gabbay, J. (1991). Courses of action--the case for experiential learning programmes in public health. Public Health, 105(1), 39-50. PubMed 2008502

Gordon, L. J., & McFarlane, D. R. (1996). Public health practitioner incubation plight: following the money trail. J Public Health Policy, 17(1), 59-70. PubMed 8919960

Hall-Long, B. (1998). Public health staff education and training: an academic-government research initiative [abstract]. Abstr Book Assoc Health Serv Res., 15, 94-5.

Handler, A., Schieve, L. A., Ippoliti, P., Gordon, A. K., & Turnock, B. J. (1994). Building bridges between schools of public health and public health practice. Am J Public Health, 84(7), 1077-80. PubMed 8017528

Handler, A. S., & Turnock, B. J. (1996). Local health department effectiveness in addressing the core functions of public health: essential ingredients. J Public Health Policy., 17(4), 460-83. PubMed 9009540

Harmon, R. G. (1996). Training and education for public health: the role of the U.S. Public Health Service. Am J Prev Med, 12(3), 151-5. PubMed 8743868

Haughton, B., & Traylor, M. N. (1988). Continuing education needs of personnel in public health nutrition in the eight southeastern states. J Am Diet Assoc, 88(3), 359-63. PubMed 3346500

Haughton, B., Story, M., & Keir, B. (1998). Profile of public health nutrition personnel: challenges for population/system-focused roles and state-level monitoring. J Am Diet Assoc., 98(6), 664-70. PubMed 9627624

Helgerson, S. D., Jekel, J. F., & Hadler, J. L. (1988). Training public health students to investigate disease outbreaks-- examples of community service. Public Health Rep, 103(1), 72-6. PubMed 3124201

Hess, A. N., & Haughton, B. (1996). Continuing education needs for public health nutritionists. J Am Diet Assoc, 96(7), 716-8. PubMed 8675919

Hinman, A. R. (1996). Distance learning and distance education: a personal perspective. Am J Prev Med, 12(1), 5-8. PubMed 8776287

Hoffman-Goetz, L., & Dwiggins, S. (1998). Teaching public health practitioners about health communication: the MPH curriculum experience. J Community Health, 23(2), 127-35. PubMed 9591204

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health. (1988). The future of public health. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

Kahn, K., & Tollman, S. M. (1992). Planning professional education at schools of public health. Am J Public Health, 82(12), 1653-7. PubMed 1456341

Kelly, C., Cowell, J. M., & Stevens, R. (1997). Surveying public health nurses' continuing education needs: collaboration of practice and academia. J Contin Educ Nurs., 28(3), 115-23. PubMed 9165790

Keppel, K. G., & Freedman, M. A. (1995). What is assessment? J Public Health Manag Pract., 1(2), 1-7. PubMed 10186603

Kerr, C. (1991). Education for management in the new public health. J Health Adm Educ., 9(2), 147-61. PubMed 10114550

Kilpatrick, K. E., & Romani, J. H. (1995). The evolution of health administration education for public health: responding to a changing environment. J Health Adm Educ., 13(4), 585-95. PubMed 10156839

Landesman, L. Y. (1993). The availability of disaster preparation courses at US schools of public health [letter] [see comments]. Am J Public Health, 83(10), 1494-5. PubMed 8214252

Livingood, W. C., Jr., Woodhouse, L. D., & Godin, S. W. (1995). The feasibility and desirability of public health credentialing: a survey of public health leaders [see comments]. Am J Public Health, 85(6), 765-70. PubMed 7762707

McDonald, T. L., Tresner, C. D., & Hatlen, J. B. (1994). Development of an environmental health addendum to the assessment protocol for excellence in public health. J Public Health Policy, 15(2), 203-217. PubMed 8063900

Milio, N. (1995). Beyond informatics: an electronic community infrastructure for public health. J Public Health Manag Pract., 1(4), 84-94. PubMed 10186647

Miller, C. A., Moore, K. S., Richards, T. B., Kotelchuck, M., & Kaluzny, A. D. (1993). Longitudinal observations on a selected group of local health departments: a preliminary report. J Public Health Policy., 14(1), 34-50. PubMed 8486750

Miller, C. A., Moore, K. S., Richards, T. B., & McKaig, C. (1994). A screening survey to assess local public health performance. Public Health Rep., 109(5), 659-64. PubMed 7938387

Noji, E. K., & Frumkin, H. (1994). More on disaster preparation by schools of public health [letter; comment]. Am J Public Health, 84(8), 1341-2. PubMed 8059905

Olmstead-Schafer, M., Story, M., & Haughton, B. (1996). Future training needs in public health nutrition: results of a national Delphi survey. J Am Diet Assoc, 96(3), 282-3. PubMed 8613664

O'Neil, E. H., Shugars, D. A., & Bader, J. D. (1993, February). Health professions education for the future: school in service to the nation. San Francisco: The Pew Health Professions Commission.

Ostbye, T., Bojan, F., Rennert, G., Hurlen, P., & Garner, B. (1991). Establishing an international computer network for research and teaching in public health and epidemiology. Eur J Epidemiol, 7(1), 34-8. PubMed 2025788

Parlette, N., Glogow, E., & D'Onofrio, C. (1981). Public health administration and health education training need more integration. Health Educ Q, 8(2), 123-46. PubMed 7298346

Pew Health Professions Commission. (1996). Critical challenges: revitalizing the health professions for the twenty-first century: the third report of the Pew Health Professions Commission. San Francisco, Calif.: The Commission.

Pigg, R. M., Jr. (1984). Emerging trends in professional preparation: implications for the future of health education. J Sch Health, 54(3), 110-1. PubMed 6562281

Pinner, R. W. (1998). Public health surveillance and information technology. Emerg Infect Dis., 4(3), 462-4. PubMed 9716974

Potts, L., Scuthfield, F. D., Merrill, R., & Katz, W. (1998?). The growth of managed care: implications for change in schools of public health. Washington, D.C.: The Association of Schools of Public Health.

Reid, W. M., Hostetler, R. M., Webb, S. C., & Cimino, P. C. (1995). Time to put managed care into medical and public health education. Acad Med., 70(8), 662-4. PubMed 764637

Richards, T. B., Rogers, J. J., Christenson, G. M., Miller, C. A., Taylor, M. S., & Cooper, A. D. (1995). Evaluating local public health performance at a community level on a statewide basis. J Public Health Manag Pract., 1(4), 70-83. PubMed 10186646

Roemer, M. I. (1993). Higher education for public health leadership. Int J Health Serv, 23(2), 387-400. PubMed 8500954

Rosenberg, S. N. (1998). A survey of physicians who studied public health during medical school. Am J Prev Med, 14(3), 184-8. PubMed 9569218

Rotem, A., Walters, J., & Dewdney, J. (1995). The public health workforce education and training study. [editorial]. Aust J Public Health, 19(5), 437-8. PubMed 8713187

Rowitz, L. (1998). Reengineering public health: the two cultures revisited. J Public Health Manag Pract, 4(2), 78-80. PubMed 10186736

Scutchfield, F. D., Quimson, S., Williams, S. J., & Hofstetter, R. (1988). The demand for doctorally prepared public health personnel in institutions of higher education. Am J Prev Med, 4(5), 298-301. PubMed 3224007

Scutchfield, F. D., Harris, J. R., Koplan, J. P., Lawrence, D. M., Gordon, R. L., & Violante, T. (1998). Managed care and public health. J Public Health Manag Pract., 4(1), 1-11. PubMed 10183191

Sheps, C. G. (1980). Identifying the relationship between higher education for public health and the field of practice. Am J Public Health, 70(1), 7-9. PubMed 7350826

Sorensen, A. A., & Bialek, R. G. (Eds.). (1991). The Public Health Faculty/Agency Forum; linking graduate education and practice. Gainesville, FL: Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration and Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control.

Stein, D. H., & Salive, M. E. (1996). Adequacy of training in preventive medicine and public health: a national survey of residency graduates. Acad Med, 71(4), 375-80. PubMed 8645404

Steppe, A. R. (1996). Playing jeopardy with public health: an old threat for a new century. J Community Health, 21(4), 237-9. PubMed 88428887

Tappen, R. M., Sanchez-Murrell, M. A., Hopkins, S. J., Donovan, G., Dolan, J. B., & Moore, N. (1990). Challenges for continuing education of public health nurses in Florida. Public Health Nurs, 7(4), 236-42. PubMed 2270222

Turnock, B. J., Handler, A., Hall, W., Potsic, S., Nalluri, R., & Vaughn, E. H. (1994). Local health department effectiveness in addressing the core functions of public health. Public Health Rep., 109(5), 653-8. PubMed 7938386

Turnock, B. J., & Handler, A. S. (1997). From measuring to improving public health practice. Annu Rev Public Health., 18, 261-82. PubMed 9143720

Tyler, C. W., Jr. (1995). Public health practice and public health education: a personal view of their current relationship. J Public Health Manag Pract., 1(2), 44-7. PubMed 10186608

Walker R., Peach H.G., MacDonald M., & Donald K. (2000). The establishment of an industry-based education program in public health. Aust N Z J Public Health, 24(6), 627-9. PubMed 11215014

Wohlleb, J. C., Harvey, S. S., Cranford, C. O., & Anderson, A. C. (1997). The Master of Public Health program for Arkansas. J Ark Med Soc, 94(4), 155-9. PubMed 9308314

Wojciak, A., Gemmell, M., & Ibrahim, M. (1997). The Academic Public Health Caucus: an opportunity for showcasing innovations in public health curricula, training, and research. Am J Prev Med, 13(6 Suppl), 3-4. PubMed 9455584


Compiled by Virginia (Ginny) Tanji, Librarian, School of Public Health, University of Hawaii at Manoa with help from the members of the Public Health Training Subcommittee.