Cassie Alexander Program Director Public Health Technology

AWARD WINNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE  Located in Northeast Mississippi  Offer academic, vocational-technical, and personal enrichment programs.  10 Health Science Programs  Ranked 6 th among the nation’s best community colleges by WalletHub.  One of the nation’s top 150 by the Aspen Institute

Community Colleges & Public Health Project cosponsored by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and the League for Innovation in the Community College - Public Health: Generalist or Health Navigator A NATIONWIDE CALL TO DEVELOP

Our Decision to Offer this Career Program at ICC Increasing Complexities of Health Care SystemHealth Care ReformAging Population Our Region’s High Morbidity and Mortality Rate: 49 th Overall U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – 25% by 2022

North Mississippi Medical Center Area Agency on Aging – MAC Centers/MDHS AARP Mississippi Mississippi Hospital Association Mississippi Public Health Association Focus Groups: Local and Statewide Support

ICC Student’s 81.4% of students said they were interested in public health as a career. 75.3% of those students were interested in an Associate of Applied Science Degree rather than a Certificate of Completion.

Public Health Technology Fully Online Associate of Applied Science Degree Dean of eLearning and Dean of Health Sciences 60 Semester hours Grant received to help develop program

High School Graduates Current ICC Students Persons Already Working in the Health Care Field

Must be a high school graduate or have a GED equivalent. Must have a minimum ACT score of 18. Submit ICC application and online Health Science Application by the April 1 deadline.

Marketing plan developed with Community Relations. Target our current Pre-Health Science Students Target our local high schools through Career Expos

PHT 1113 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH3 PHT 1123 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY3 BIO 1534 SURVEY OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY AND BIO 1530 LAB4 ENG 1113 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I3 LLS 1152 COLLEGE LIFE2 TOTAL HOURS15 Public Health Technology Online Curriculum 1 st Year 1 st Semester

PHT 1213 PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH3 PHT 1223 HEALTH INSURANCE3 TAH 1113 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN ALLIED HEALTH3 ENG 1123 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II3 TMA 1063 APPLIED MATH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS3 TOTAL HOURS 15 Public Health Technology Online Curriculum 1 st Year 2nd Semester

PHT 2113 INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY3 PHT 2123 HEALTH INFORMATION ACCESS AND ANALYSIS3 PHT 2133 PRACTICUM I3 SPT 2113 PUBLIC SPEAKING I3 FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES ELECTIVE3 TOTAL HOURS 15 Public Health Technology Online Curriculum 2 nd Year 1st Semester

PHT 2213 HEALTHCARE ADVOCACY 3 PHT 2223 PUBIC HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNICATION3 PHT 2233 PRACTICUM II3 EPY 2533 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT3 PHT 2243 PUBLIC HEALTH AND AGING3 TOTAL HOURS 15 Public Health Technology Online Curriculum 2 nd Year 2nd Semester

Course Development  Course Designers were selected and given standards.  All complete in Canvas by August 1.  Beginner designers were trained using ICC eLearning standards.

Minimum Teaching Requirements  Minimum Bachelor’s Degree  Minimum Experience in Health Related Field  Public Health Specific Courses – Minimum background in Public Health Faculty Development

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