Richard K. Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD Professor and Founding Dean, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health

How Have Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree Conferrals Grown?

Where Are Undergraduate Public Health Degrees Being Conferred?

Growth of Undergraduate Public Health: How to Find Information for Your State Data on graduates from U.S. Department of Education see: me=UGDashboard_01&TableauViewName=Story1 Look under “Learn More about the institutions: NCES” You will find names of colleges and universities with public health graduates including number of graduates organized by state

Community Colleges and Public Health Initiative Growth in community colleges has NOT paralleled growth in majors and minors ASPPH Framing the Future project and the League for Innovation in the Community College (the League) endorsed public health & health navigation associate degrees and certificate programs (See final report can be downloaded from this webinar) The League is taking the lead in developing the Public Health & Health Navigation initiative

Public Health Associate Degrees Being designed for transfer to bachelor’s degree programs: Public Health Generalist (AAC&U Educated Citizen & Public Health) Health Education (in collaboration with SOPHE) Health Administration (in collaboration with AUPHA) Environmental Health (in collaboration with AEHAP) Community Colleges and Public Health report working with professional organizations recommended specific course work for articulating associate degrees and bachelor’s degree

Health Navigation: New Opportunities Health Navigation associate degrees and certificate programs lead to jobs as community health workers, patient navigators, health insurance navigators (over 100 job titles) New funding sources include hospitals (30 day Medicare readmission rule), Medicaid, Obamacare, community health centers, etc.

League’s Public Health & Health Navigation Initiative League put out “call for planning” in early 2015 to follow-up after approval of Community Colleges and Public Health report Over 20 community colleges responded to planning process Six webinars held in summer 2015 on public health and health education including ASPPH, SOPHE (Health Education) and AEHAP (Environmental Health) will be available online at

League’s “Call for Planning” cont. Plans for new programs submitted December 2015 Six new program plans consistent with the Community Colleges and Public Health report selected as award winning plans Recognition awards will be presented at League’s large March 22 Innovations meeting in Chicago as part of Plenary session on Public Health & Health Navigation education New round of recognition awards

League’s Public Health & Health Navigation Initiative 2016 League publishing “Guide to Public Health & Health Navigation Education in Community Colleges” (See “Guide to Public Health & Health Navigation Education in Community Colleges” – Can be downloaded from this webinar) Plenary session and two breakout sessions at the League’s large Innovation meeting on March 22, including recognition of new programs and publication of their program plans. Go to: for extensive materials on the League’s Initiative March publication of theme issue of SOPHE’s Pedagogy of Health Promotion on community colleges’ public health and health navigation education available for download in March at:

League’s Innovations Meeting March 22 in Chicago Plenary session on Public Health & Health Navigation Education up to 1500 attendees expected Keynote, overview of League’s initiatives and videos on public health as well as awards Breakout session on public health and on health navigation with guest speakers and presentations by award winners

Technical Assistance & Consulting (TAC directory) League is planning to organize a technical assistance and consulting directory to assist community colleges Directory of those with expertise will be available on the League’s website Over 90 SOPHE members have expressed interest in participating including providing one hour of free-consultation May be extended to new ASPPH Network of bachelor’s degree programs and environmental health programs

Jones & Bartlett Learning Health Navigation Book Series Four (4) textbook series designed to provide comprehensive Health Navigation curriculum as part of associate degrees or certificates. Principles of Health Navigation by Kay Perrin will be published summer 2016 in time for use in fall courses. Series will cover all the learning outcomes recommended by the League Remaining three (3) books in the series will be published in 2017 Other titles from the Essential Public Health series as well as new books, including Foundations of Health Communication and Personal Health: A Population Perspective are being also being recommended

Jones & Bartlett Learning Books for Community Colleges Public Health & Health Navigation Health Foundations: Personal Health: A Population Perspective (Spring 2017) Public Health Foundations: Public Health 101 (Available) Fundamentals of Health Communications (Spring 2017) These foundational books are designed for both Public Health Generalist & Specialization programs as well as Health Navigation programs

Core Public Health Health Education:Health Administration:Environmental Health:

Health Navigation: Required Coursework Uses Entire New Series Principles of Health Navigation – Perrin (Summer 2016) Navigating the U.S. Health System – Niles (Spring 2017) Navigating Health Insurance – Pozen & Stimpson (Spring 2017) Health Navigation: Putting It All Together (with case studies) – Zarcadoolus (Fall 2017)

Community College Electives Large number of books in the Essential Public Health series can serve as texts for electives, e.g. All of these texts are currently available

Website for Additional Information

Useful Materials from Jones & Bartlett Learning Flyer – Essential Public Health series Flyer – Critical Component Elements for a Major (recommended books from the Essential Public Health series) JB Learning recommended books for Public Health and Health Navigation Education in Community Colleges Undergraduate Public Health resources – links to bachelor’s and community college resources

JB Learning Health Navigation Blog Begun in 2015 by JB Learning and led by Karen (Kay) Perrin Includes blogging by other health navigation series authors and editors Covers full range of health navigation issues including career opportunities Available through new JB Learning Health Navigation website

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Karen (Kay) M. Perrin, MPH, PhD, CPH Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies, University of South Florida, College of Public Health

Comprehensive overview text will be published in the summer of 2016 in time for use in fall 2016 courses! Initial market community colleges with nursing, allied health/health sciences departments which are offering initial course in Health Navigation (also called patient navigator, community health worker, etc.) As series develops will serve as the first/overview text for health navigator associate degrees and certificates Principles of Health Navigation: First book in Jones & Bartlett Learning Health Navigation Series

Book Outline Part One: Health Services Delivery and Health Insurance Part Two: Care of the Individual Part Three: Accessing and Analyzing Health Information

Part One: Health Services Prevention health care through the lifespan –Health navigation professionals and their role –Primary, secondary, and tertiary Role of public health institutions in health care delivery –Core functions and essential services –Activities of federal public health agencies –Disease surveillance system Health care institutions –Quality Assurance in health care –Federal regulatory agencies –Measuring effectiveness

Part One: Health Services Health care personnel –Descriptions of direct-contact and limited patient contact providers –Integration of health care services Health insurance –Differences between US health care system and others –Explanation of types of private and public insurances –Defined health insurance terminology In-patient health care services and out-patient facilities –Prenatal through hospice

Part Two: Care of the Individual Individual assessment –Evaluating patient needs and history –Utilizing electronic medical records –Understanding health disparities and social determinants of health impact on the individual Infectious and chronic disease –Immunization and hygiene as primary prevention strategies –Epidemiological terms –Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Part Two: Care of the Individual Health-related quality of life and end of life planning –Patient rights and responsibilities –End of life decision-making Health literacy –Health communication and behavior change –Health literacy outcomes –Customer service in health care settings

Part Three: Health Information Accessing and using health information –Types and sources of public health information –Evaluating reliability of information –Using health research Analyzing health information for clinical practice –Using health information for diagnosis –Evidence-based practice and decision-making

Part Three: Health Information Analyzing Health Information for Clinical Practice –Diagnosis –Testing and screening –Treatment –Electronic health records

Role of Health Navigation Professionals Provide time to listen Make sense of health care for individuals Increase compliance through understanding Improve health communication Serve as liaison

Community Colleges and Health Navigation Community Colleges make a positive difference in communities; Health Navigation professionals make a positive difference in the health of communities. &

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