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CommunityHealthEducation

CommunityAppliedPracticeExperience

StudentHandbook

RevisedMarch2019

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TableofContents

Section1:Overview..................................................................................................................3

Section2:Roles&Responsibilities.……………………………………………………………………………….6

Section3:GuidelinesandProcedures…....................................................................................7

Section4:FrequentlyAskedQuestions..................................................................................15

Form:Planning.......................................................................................................................16Form:ScopeofWork...............................................................................................................19Form:MidtermProgressReport………….……………………………………………………………………….21Form:FieldSiteSupervisorEvaluation………………………………………………………………………….23Form:StudentEvaluation.......................................................................................................25

AppendixA:MPHCommunityHealthEducationAcademicAdvisingandTrackingForm………28

AppendixB:MPHCommunityHealthEducationSuggestedCourseSequence……………………31

AppendixC:FoundationalCompetencies………………………………………………………………………33

AppendixD:ConcentrationCompetencies,CommunityHealthEducation………………………….35

Definitions:Community Applied Practice Experience: The Community Applied Practice Experience is yourfieldexperience,previouslyreferredtoasaninternshiporapracticum.FacultyAdvisor:YourfacultyadvisorisyourMPHCHEprogramacademicadvisor.Field Site Supervisor: Your field site supervisor is the professional mentor supervising yourCommunityAppliedPracticeExperience.

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CommunityAppliedPracticeExperienceMasterofPublicHealth

CommunityHealthEducation

Section1:Overview

TheCommunityAppliedPracticeExperience(CAPE)isarequiredcomponentofaMasterof

PublicHealth(MPH)program.TheCouncilonEducationforPublicHealth(CEPH)requiresthat

“all graduate professional public health degree students develop skills in basic public health

concepts and demonstrate the application of these concepts through a practice experience

that is relevant to student’s areasof specialization.” For theCAPE, youwill synthesizewhat

you have learned (e.g. coursework) across the curriculum and put your acquired skills into

practicebydoingthefollowing:

1. Completeapproximately80-100hoursof fieldworkwithanestablishedpublichealth

agency, organization, or company to develop, implement, or evaluate an innovative

publichealthprojectthatproactivelyaddressesasocialjustice/healthequityissue;

2. Demonstrate attainment of at least three foundational and two concentration

competenciesviaafinalpresentation,writtenreport,ande-portfolio;

3. Beevaluatedbyyourfieldsitesupervisorandfacultyadvisor

I.Deliverables

Forms:PriortobeginningtheCAPE,youwillworkwithyourfacultyadvisortocompletetwo

forms: (1)PlanningFormand(2)ScopeofWorkForm.DuringyourCAPE,youwillcomplete

theMidtermProgressReportForm.At the completionof yourCAPE, youwill complete the

StudentEvaluationForm,andyourfieldsitesupervisorwillcompletetheFieldSiteSupervisor

EvaluationForm.Formscanbelocatedattheendofthisdocument.

Assignments:WhentheCAPEiscomplete,youwilldevelop,organize,andsubmit:(1)afinal

presentation;(2)awrittenreport;and(3)ane-portfolio.

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II.Prerequisites

Prior to beginning the CAPE, you will have taken 3 of 5 School of Public Health & Health

Sciencescorecourses:

• EHS565:EnvironmentalHealthPractices

• HPP601:AppliedSocialandBehavioralTheories

• HPP620:IntroductiontotheU.S.HealthCareSystem

• BIO540:IntroductoryBiostatistics

• EPI630:PrinciplesofEpidemiology

For reference, please see the MPH Community Health Education Academic Advising &

Tracking Form (Appendix A) and theMPH Community Health Education Suggested Course

Sequence(AppendixB).

III.CreditHours

YourCAPEandIntegrativeLearningExperiencewillbesupportedbyatwo-semestersequence

course (HPP698 and HPP696). During your second year, you will attend one session every

otherweek,foratotalofsevensessionsinthefallsemesterandsevensessionsinthespring

semester.

IV.IndividualMeetingswithFacultyAdvisor

You will meet with your faculty advisor: to discuss planning, field site selection, and field

supervisor selection; to discuss/develop competency-based goals and objectives; to discuss

progress;andtodevelopyourdeliverables.Youwillsubmitallformsanddeliverablestoyour

facultyadvisor.

V.Grading

The CAPE is graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory. In order to pass the CAPE, you must

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completeall13steps,whicharedescribedinsection3.

VI.TheIntegrativeLearningExperience

TheIntegrativeLearningExperience(ILE)isawrittenrequirementthatdemonstratessynthesis

offoundationalandconcentrationcompetencies.Youareexpectedtoproduceahighquality

writtenreport(equivalenttoathesis),suchas:programandevaluationplans;researchpaper;

publishablemanuscript;healthcommunicationcampaign;etc.Duringthefallsemesterofyour

secondyear,youwillidentifyatopic,identifyacommittee,anddevelopanoutlineforyourILE.

PleaserefertotheIntegrativeLearningExperienceManual.

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Section2:RolesandResponsibilities

Studentsareresponsiblefor:

• Completingandsubmittingnecessaryforms

• Findingafieldsiteandfieldsitesupervisor

• Identifying goals and objectives in collaboration with faculty advisor and field site

supervisor

• Adheringtofieldsiteregulations

• Maintainingprofessionalism,confidentiality,andethicalstandards

• Participatinginprofessionalandin-serviceactivitiesasappropriate

• Performingadditionaldutiesasassignedbysitesupervisor

FacultyAdvisorsareresponsiblefor:

• ReviewingwithyouthePlanningFormandtheScopeofWorkForm

• DiscussingwithyouyourreadinessfortheCAPE

• Servingasacontentresource,asneeded

• Consultingwiththefieldsitesupervisor,asneeded

• Collectingallforms,aswellasyourwrittenreport,ande-portfolio

• Reviewing theMidterm Progress Report Form and Student Evaluation Form once the

workiscompleted

• Evaluatingyourfinalpresentation,writtenreport,ande-portfolio

• Assigningyourfinalgrade

FieldSiteSupervisorsareresponsiblefor:

• Signing the Scope of Work Form that outlines your duties, site expectations, and

mutuallyagreedupongoals

• Meetingwithyouatregularlyscheduledintervals

• Monitoringyouractivity

• CompletingtheSiteSupervisorEvaluationForm

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Section3:GuidelinesandProcedures

CommunityAppliedPracticeExperience(CAPE)Checklist

FirstsemesterofyourMPHprogram:

Step1: Attendtheorientationsession

OnesemesterpriortotheCAPE:

Step2: Completetheprerequisitecourserequirements

Step3: CompletethePlanningForm

Step4: ReviewthePlanningFormwithyourfacultyadvisor

Step5: Identifyyourfieldsiteandmeetwithyourfieldsitesupervisor

Step6: CompletetheScopeofWorkForm

Step7: RegisterforHPP698

SemesteroftheCAPE:

Step8: BeginHPP698andyourfieldwork

Step9: CompleteandsubmittoyourfacultyadvisortheMid-TermProgressReportForm

Step10: CompletetheSiteSupervisorEvaluationForm

Step11: Completeyourfinalpresentation

Step12: Submit to your faculty advisor the Student Evaluation Form and your written

report

Step13: Submittoyourfacultyadvisoryoure-portfolio

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FirstSemesterofyourMPHprogram

Step1:Attendtheorientationsession

AllMPHCommunityHealthEducation(CHE)studentsarerequiredtoattendtheCommunity

AppliedPractice Experience (CAPE) orientation session. The orientation sessionwill be held

during the fall semesterofyour firstyear.At theorientationsession,wewilldiscuss: (1) the

overall goals andobjectives of theCAPE; (2) deliverables; (3) guidelines andprocedures; (4)

forms;and(5)possiblefieldsiteplacements.

OneSemesterPriortotheCAPE

Step2:Completetheprerequisitecourserequirements

PriortobeginningtheCAPE,youmustcompleteatleast3of5publichealthcorecourses:

• BIO540:IntroductoryBiostatistics

• EHS565:EnvironmentalHealthPractices

• HPP601:AppliedSocial&BehavioralTheories

• HPP620:IntroductiontotheUSHealthCareSystem

• EPI630:PrinciplesofEpidemiology

Please refer to theMPH Community Health Education Academic Advising & Tracking Form

(Appendix A) and the MPH Community Health Education Suggested Course Sequence

(AppendixB).

Step3:CompletethePlanningForm

The purpose of the Planning Form is to get you to start thinking specifically about your

academicorprofessionalinterestsandgoals,possiblefieldsites,andpreviousexperience(s)on

whichyoucanbuild.AsyoubeginplanningforyourCAPE,herearesomethingstoconsider:

(1) Whatareyouracademicorprofessional interests?Forexample:continuetoaPhDor

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DrPHprogram;projectcoordinator;programplanningandevaluationspecialist;health

educationspecialist;dataorpolicyanalyst,etc.WhattypeofCAPEmightsupportyour

reachingthisgoal?

(2) What are the specific content areas onwhich youwould like to focus? For example:

infectious disease; maternal and child health; reproductive health or reproductive

justice;substanceuse;healthliteracy;foodjustice;etc.

(3) Identify the type of public health agency, organization, or company where you can

focus on your areas of interest, for example hospitals, public health departments,

researchgroups,non-profitorganizations,stateorfederalagencies,etc.

(4) Identify potential public health sites that align with your academic or professional

interests, and specific contentareasyouwant to furtherexplore.Forexample, if you

areinterestedinbecomingaprogramplanningandevaluationspecialistworkinginthe

fieldofreproductivehealth,identifypublichealthagenciesororganizationswherethis

typeofworkisbeingconducted.Agreatplacetostartislocaljobpostings,whichcan

help you identify public health agencies and organizations in the area. Many public

healthagencies andorganizationspost volunteeror internshipopportunitieson their

websites.

(5) Identify your previous work-related experiences or acquired skills, specifically those

related to public health. For example, volunteering as a health educatorwith a non-

profitorganizationoremploymentwithapublichealthdepartment.Youalsowantto

indicate your experiences (if applicable) with curriculum development, program

planning, program evaluation, interviewing, data collection or abstraction, data

analysisormanagement,andcomputersoftwareknowledge(e.g.ATLAS.TI,SPSS,or

R).HINT:Nowisagoodtimetobeginworkingonyourcoverletterandrésumé.

Step4:ReviewthePlanningFormwithyourfacultyadvisor

Schedule an appointment andmeetwith your faculty advisor to discuss thePlanningForm.

Yourfacultyadvisorwillprovideguidanceandassistyouasyouaremakingadecisionabout

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wheretoconductyourCAPEandpotentialCAPEprojects.

Step5:Identifyyourfieldsiteandmeetwithyourfieldsitesupervisor

AftercompletingandreviewingthePlanningForm,youwillidentifyafieldsiteandafieldsite

supervisor.Thefollowingaregeneralcriteriaforselectingafieldsite,fieldsitesupervisor,and

aCAPEproject.

FieldSiteSelection

Generalcriteriaforchoosingafieldsiteareasfollows:

• Thefieldsiteisanagency,organization,orcompanythatprovidesplanningorservices

relevanttopublichealth

• Thefieldsiteenablesyoutofurtherdevelopandapplyspecificskillsorcompetencies

learnedinyouracademicprogram

• The field site provides a site supervisor who is willing and able to spend regularly

scheduledtimewithyouandprovideguidance

• Thefieldsiteshouldaffordyouregularcontactwithpublichealthpractitioners

• The field site exhibits awillingness to provide support, ranging from aworkspace to

stipendorsalary(ifavailableandappropriate)

• Thefieldsiteisagoodmatchwithyouracademicorprofessionalinterests,orspecific

contentarea

FieldSiteSupervisorSelection

Generalcriteriaforchoosingafieldsitesupervisorareasfollows:

• Substantialprofessionalexperiencewithintheorganization

• Workingknowledgeandpracticalexperienceinyourspecificcontentarea

• Ability toassistyou in identifyinggoals, tasksandactivities,andevaluationmethods

fortheCAPE

• Commitmenttohelpingyoubyholdingregularlyscheduledmeetings

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• Willingnesstobringyoutoprofessionalmeetingsandencouragingpresentationofyour

work(ifavailableandappropriate)

• Interestinintroducingyoutoco-workersandkeyplayersintheorganization,explaining

theorganization’sstructureandfunction,andintroducingcommunitystakeholders

• Willingness to complete the Site Supervisor Evaluation Form, which assesses your

performance

• Interestinprovidingrecommendationswhenneededtoyouracademicadvisoronways

toimprovetheCAPE

PotentialCAPEproject(s)

Whenyoumeetwithyourfieldsitesupervisor,discussandidentifyseveralpotentialprojects

onwhichyoucanworkforyourCAPE.Potentialprojectsinclude:

• Assessment,monitoring,orsurveillanceofapublichealthissueorpublichealthservice

withinagroup,community,orpopulation

• Developingpublichealthobjectivesorpriorities

• Planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating public health education,

intervention,orserviceprograms

• Developinghealthcommunicationormediacampaigns

• Developingorimplementingpublichealthpoliciesorinterventionstrategiesthatmeet

publichealthneeds

• Developing public health coalitions through community organizing and advocacy

efforts, needs and assets assessments, or strategic and participatory community

planning

• Conductingprimaryorsecondaryresearchonacommunity-basedpublichealthissue

NoteonconductingyourCAPEatyour currentplaceofemployment:Youmaycomplete

yourCAPEatyourcurrentplaceofemploymentif:

• YourCAPEisdifferentfromyourregularwork

• YourworkhoursarenotcountedtowardyourCAPE

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• Yourprojectisinadifferentdepartmentwithadifferentsupervisor

Step6:CompletetheScopeofWorkForm

Aftermeetingwithyourfieldsitesupervisor,youshouldhaveseveralpotentialprojectsfrom

whichtochoose.CompletetheScopeofWorkForm.Scheduleanappointmentandmeetwith

your faculty advisor, who will assist you with finalizing this form. Prior to this meeting,

familiarize yourselfwith the foundational competencies (AppendixC) and the concentration

competencies(AppendixD)andhavesomeideasofwhichcompetenciesyouwillachieve.

Step7:RegisterforHPP698

Onceyouhavetakenallprerequisites,completedthePlanningForm,identifiedafieldsite,met

with your field site supervisor, and completed theScope ofWork Form you can register for

HPP698.Youwillneedapprovalfromyourfacultyadvisortoregister.

SemesteroftheCAPE

Step8:BeginHPP698andyourfieldwork

Beginning in the fallof your secondyear, youwill attendHPP698class sessionseveryother

week.Overthecourseofthisclass,youwillbeguidedthroughyourdeliverables,includingthe

finalpresentation,writtenreport,ande-portfolio.YouwillalsobeginplanningyourIntegrative

LearningExperience.

Step9:CompleteandsubmittoyourfacultyadvisortheMid-TermProgressReportForm

It is not unexpected for changes tooccur that substantially alter yourCAPE.Events suchas

changes inorganizationalcommitment,delaysbyfieldsitestaff, lossofprogramfunding,or

any number of similar issues need to be reported and theMid-Term Progress Report Form

servesthisfunction,aswellasgivesyoutheopportunitytodescribehowyouareaddressing

these challenges and the impact(s) theymay have on the goals and projected outcomes of

yourCAPE.

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Step10:CompletetheFieldSiteSupervisorEvaluationForm

Within two weeks of completing your CAPE, your field site supervisor will evaluate your

performanceandreturntheFieldSiteSupervisorFormtoyourfacultyadvisor.Youwillneedto

ensurethatthisiscompletedwithinthetwo-weektimeframe.

Step11:Finalpresentation

During the last week of fall classes, you will present your CAPE. You will be allocated

approximately12minutesforyourpresentation,withapproximately3minutesforquestions.

Examples of presentations include slideshows (e.g. PowerPoint or Keynote), posters,

community-based discussions, or interactive workshops. The audience will include CHE

faculty,MPHstudents,andyouarewelcometoinviteyoursitesupervisors.

Step12:SubmittheStudentEvaluationFormandyourwrittenreport

Youwill complete theStudentEvaluationForm,which includesawritten report.Thewritten

reportisa10-pagereflectionofyourfieldexperience.TheStudentEvaluationFormandwritten

reportareduetoyourfacultyadvisoronthelastdayoffallclasses.

Step13:SubmityourE-portfolio

You will create an e-portfolio, which will provide evidence of a successful CAPE. Your e-

portfoliowill include aminimumof twoproducts that demonstratemasteryof at least five

competencies: three foundational competencies and two concentration competencies. You

will collect and organize artifacts from your CAPE,whichwill vary according to the type of

CAPE,andmayinclude:

• Policybriefs

• Advocacyplans

• Campaignmaterials

• Lessonplansorcurricula

• Multimedia,suchasphotos,websites,orposters

• Healthcommunicationplansandoutreachmaterials

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• Mediacoverage,suchasnewsarticlesorpressreleases

• Stakeholderplanningmaterials

The e-portfolio will also include an analysis detailing how foundational and concentration

competencieswereattained in thecontextof theCAPE.E-portfoliosaredue toyour faculty

advisoronthelastdayoffallclasses.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

YouhavesuccessfullycompletedyourCommunityAppliedPracticeExperience

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FrequentlyAskedQuestions

IstheCommunityAppliedPracticeExperiencepaid?

Agenciesandorganizationsmayprovidepaidorunpaidopportunities.Thereisnoguaranteeof

financial support for you during your CAPE. TheCommunityHealth Education programwill

assistyouinfindingpaidplacementswheneverpossible.

AfterIhavefinishedmyCommunityAppliedPracticeExperience,whatnext?

Weencourageyou tobuildonyourCAPE for your IntegrativeLearningExperience.Wealso

encourage you to utilize your CAPE to prepare a poster for the School of Public Health &

HealthSciencesResearchDay,whichtakesplaceeachspring.

WhatisasuggestedtimelinefortheCommunityAppliedPracticeExperience?

The CAPE process usually starts with the orientation in the fall of your first year and is

completed by the fall semester of your second year. Because of the possibility of different

options,timelinesmayvaryforindividualstudents.

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PlanningFormName:

Phone:

Address:Email:DegreeProgram:

_______MPH

_______MS

SemesterandYearofCAPE:FacultyAdvisor:Resumeattached:

_______Yes

_______No

1. 1.What type of educational or professional experience are you seeking during your CAPE?What are

specific content areas of interest (environmental, occupational, communicable disease, cancer,reproductive,nutritional,etc.)?2.What typeoforganizationor settingdoyouwant towork in thatwill provideyouwith thekindofeducational & professional experiences you would like (hospital, health department, research group,federalagency,etc.)?

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST School of Public Health & Health Sciences Department of Health Promotion & Policy Community Health Education Arnold House, 715 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003

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3.Whatareyourgeographicalneedsorpreferencesregardingthelocationofyourplacement?4.AreyouwillingtoworkasaninternforMDPH? _______Yes

_______No

5.Doyouhavetransportationavailable? _______Yes

_______No

6. Detail earlier jobs you have held, highlighting any health related experience. Also indicate anyinterviewing, data collection or abstracting, data management, computer knowledge and/or dataanalysisexperience(includeanyexperienceatSPHHSaswell).7.IfyouareseekingaCAPEinyourregularplaceofemployment,theassignmentmustextendbeyondyourregularworkdutiesandallowapplicationofknowledgeandskillsacquiredthroughtheMPHcourseofstudy.Pleaseprovideacomprehensivedescriptionof:a.Currentjobfunctions,expectations,andprojects:b.DescribehowyourCAPEwillprovideadditionalactivitiesoutsideofyourjobexpectations.Beasspecificaspossible:

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8.Doyoupossessanylicensureorcertification?

_______Yes_______No

Ifyes,pleaselist:9.Arethereanyspecialconsiderationsthatshouldbetakenintoaccount?

Student:___________________________________________________

Date:___________

FacultyAdvisor:_____________________________________________

Date:___________

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ScopeofWorkA.GeneralInformation

StudentName:__________________________________________

Phone:_______________________

Address:________________________________________________________________________Email:__________________________________________________________________________DegreeProgram:

_______MPH

_______MS

SemesterandYearofAPE:________________________________________________________

FacultyAdvisorFacultyAdvisor:________________________________________________________________FacultyEmail:________________________________________________________________

CommunityAppliedPracticeExperienceFieldSiteAgency,Organization,orCompany:________________________________________________Address:________________________________________________________________________Phone:_________________________________________________________________________

CommunityAppliedPracticeExperienceFieldSiteSupervisorName:__________________________________________

Phone:_______________________

Email:__________________________________________________________________________


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B.AppliedPracticeExperienceGoalsandObjectives

Goal(s):TheoverallgoalofyourCAPEissuccessfulcompletionofatleastoneofthefollowing:

• Assessment, monitoring, or surveillance of a public health issue or public health service within a group,

community,orpopulation

• Developmentofpublichealthobjectivesorpriorities

• Primaryorsecondaryresearchoncommunity-basedpublichealthissues

• Developmentand/or implementationofpublichealthpoliciesand/or interventionstrategies thatmeetpublic

healthneeds

Objectives:ThespecificobjectivesofyourCAPEare:• Toidentifyandapplythreefoundationalcompetencies[SeeAppendixC:FoundationalCompetencies]

• To identify and apply two concentration competencies [See Appendix D: Community Health Education

ConcentrationCompetencies]

DescribetheoverallgoalsforyourCAPE:

Listyourthreefoundationalcompetencies:

1.______________________________________________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________________________

3.______________________________________________________________________________

Listyourtwoconcentrationcompetencies:

1.______________________________________________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________________________

IagreewiththegoalsandobjectivesoftheCommunityAppliedPracticeExperience:

Student:___________________________________________________

Date:___________

FacultyAdvisor:_____________________________________________

Date:___________

FieldSiteSupervisor:_________________________________________

Date:___________

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MidtermProgressReportFormName:

Phone:

Address:Email:DegreeProgram:

_______MPH

_______MS

SemesterandYearofCAPE:TitleofCAPE:FacultyAdvisor:FieldSiteSupervisor:Describeandexplainanychangesinthegoals,activitiesorscheduleofyourCAPE.Alsodescribeanychangesmadetothelearningobjectivesyouareworkingtowards.


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Describe how the CAPE has been going, including successes and challenges. Includea description ofprogressrelatedtoattainingyourlearningobjectives.Student:___________________________________________________

Date:___________

FacultyAdvisor:_____________________________________________

Date:___________

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FieldSiteSupervisorEvaluationFormStudentName:DatesofCAPE:Totalweeks:

Hoursperweek:

FieldSiteSupervisorName:Agency:Address:Phone:

Email:

Instructions for Field Site Supervisor:Pleaseprovidearatingofthefollowingstatements,withabriefexplanationofyourresponses.1.Thestudent’sCommunityAppliedPracticeExperienceworkwascompletedtomysatisfaction.StronglyagreeSomewhatagreeSomewhatdisagreeStronglydisagreePleasebrieflyexplainyourresponse:


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2. The Community Applied Practice Experience work had positive impacts for me and/or myorganization.StronglyagreeSomewhatagreeSomewhatdisagreeStronglydisagreePleasebrieflyexplainyourresponse:3.TheCommunityAppliedPracticeExperienceworkposedchallengesformeand/ormyorganization.StronglyagreeSomewhatagreeSomewhatdisagreeStronglydisagreePleasebrieflyexplainyourresponse:FieldSiteSupervisorSignature:

Date:___________

Once completed, please email the completed form to the student’s Community Health Education facultyadvisor:University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, 715 NorthPleasantStreet,Amherst,MA,01003.

Onbehalfof theadministration, faculty,andstudents in theCommunityHealthEducationMPHatUMass,thankyouforsponsoringandsupervisingthisstudent.Wecouldnotoffersuchavaluableexperiencewithoutyourparticipation,anditisverymuchappreciatedbyusall.

Thankyou!

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StudentEvaluationForm

StudentName:

DatesofCAPE:

Totalweeks:

Hoursperweek:

FieldSiteSupervisorName:

FieldSiteSupervisorTitle:

Agency:

Address:

Phone:

Email:

I.Competencies

Pleaselistanddescribethe5competencies(3foundationand2concentration)youachieved

SpecificCompetency Activitiesforcompetencyachievement


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II.WrittenReport

Thewrittenreportisa10-pagereflectionofyourCAPE.PleasereferenceyourworkusingeitherAPAorAMA

guidelines.Therequiredelementsofyourwrittenreportareasfollows:

Section1:DescribeyourCAPE.

• FieldSite:Where isyour fieldsite located?Howmanyofficesor locations?What is themissionand

vision?Whatistheorganizationalstructure?Whattypesofworkorservices?Etc.

• People:OverthecourseofyourCAPE,withwhodidyouinteract?

• Project:Describetheproject(s)onwhichyouworked.Howdidthisprojectcontributetotheagency,

organization,orcompany?

Section2:Provideadetaileddescriptionofhowyouattainedeachofthethreefoundationalcompetencies

and each of the two concentration competencies. You will provide documented evidence of competency

attainmentviayoure-portfolio.

• Challengesyouencountered

• Howyouaddressedthesechallenges

Section3:Provideadetaileddescriptionoflessonslearned.

• DescribethebestthingthathappenedduringtheCAPE,suchassomethingthatsomeonesaidordid,

aninsightgained,oragoalaccomplished.

• Whatsurprisedyou(positiveandnegative)?

• Inwhatwaysdid theCAPEcontribute tohowyou thinkaboutpublichealth issuesorpublichealth

practice?

• What insights did you gain that might help you as you move forward with your academic or

professionalpursuits?

• Whatspecificsuggestionsdoyouhavethatmightimprovetheprojectyouworkedon,thefieldsite,or

theCAPE?

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III.GeneralEvaluation

Reflect on your CAPE experience and indicate your judgment of the following on a scale of 1 (LOW) to 5(HIGH) by selecting the appropriate number next to each item. CircleNA for those items you do not feel

qualifiedtoevaluateorforthoseitemsthatdidnotapplytothisexperience.

LOW AVERAGE HIGH

Iwasorientedtothesiteenvironment 1 2 3 4 5 NAThesitecreatedanatmosphereofacceptance,friendlinessandbelonging.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

TheSiteSupervisorclarifiedmyresponsibilities. 1 2 3 4 5 NATheSiteSupervisorassistedinestablishinggoalsandobjectivesformypracticum.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

TheSiteSupervisordemonstratedeffectiveadministrativemethodsandtechniques.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

TheSiteSupervisorencouragedmetoparticipateindepartmentaland/orprogrammeetings.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

TheSiteSupervisorallowedmetotakeinitiativeandbecreative.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

TheSiteSupervisormetwithmeatleastweeklytodiscussprogressand/orproblems.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

TheSiteSupervisorprovidedconstructivecriticismandguidance.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

TheSiteSupervisorservedasaneffectiveprofessionalrolemodelforme.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

Overall,howwouldyouratethelearningexperienceyoureceived?

1 2 3 4 5 NA

Overall,howwouldyourateyourSiteSupervisor? 1 2 3 4 5 NA

Student:___________________________________________________

Date:___________

FacultyAdvisor:_____________________________________________

Date:___________

AppendixA

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MPHCommunityHealthEducationMajor(42credits)AcademicAdvisingandTrackingForm

DepartmentofHealthPromotion&Policy--CommunityHealthEducationProgramYouarerequiredtomeetwithyouracademicadvisoratleastonetimepersemestertoreviewprogress.

(Requirementsapplytostudentsadmittedfall2018andafter)Name:_________________________________ ID#:_______________ Entered:_____________________A. RequiredPublicHealthCore(15credits)

Sem/Yr Credits

______ ______ EHS565EnvironmentalHealthPractices(Spring1styear)______ ______ HPP601AppliedSocial&BehavioralTheories(Fall1styear)______ ______ HPP620IntroductiontotheUSHealthCareSystem(Fall)______ ______ BIO540IntroductoryBiostatistics(Fall2ndyear)______ ______ EPI630PrinciplesofEpidemiology(Fall1styear)(Iftest-outpassedorsubstitutionallowed,crossoutaboveandwritenameofsubstitutedcourse)B. CommunityHealthEducationCoreRequirements(6Credits)

Sem/Yr Credits

______ ______ HPP704ProgramPlanning(Spring1styear:Prerequisitefor622)______ ______ HPP622[705?]ProgramEvaluation(Fall2ndyear)

C. CommunityHealthEducationAdditionalCoreCourses(9credits)

Sem/Yr Credits

______ ______ HPP602CommunityDevelopment(Spring2ndyear)______ ______ HPP603GroupDynamics(Fall1styear)______ ______ HPP608CommunicationTheory(Fall1styear)

D. Electives*(6Credits)Sem/Yr Credits

______ ______ _____________________________________________________ ______ _______________________________________________*Studentsneedwrittenapprovaltotakecoursesoutsideofpublichealth.ThisdocumentationmustbesenttotheGraduateProgramDirectorE. HPP698CommunityAppliedPracticeExperience(3Credits)

All MPH students are required to complete the Community Applied Practice Experience (CAPE; 80-100hours).Youwillapplypublichealthknowledgeandskillsina“realworld”settinganddemonstrateattainmentofselectedMPHfoundationalcompetenciesandCHEconcentrationcompetenciesevidencedthroughane-portfolio.YouwillregisterfortheCAPEduringthefallsemesterofyoursecondyear.WesupporttheCAPE

AppendixA

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throughastructuredcoursethatwillmeeteveryotherweek.YouareexpectedtoworkwithacommunityorpublicsectororganizationtoassesspublichealthneedsandtoprepareyourIntegrativeLearningExperience(ILE)proposal.

F. HPP696DIntegrativeLearningExperience(3credits)

Youwill complete the Integrative Learning Experience (ILE), a written requirement that will demonstratesynthesisoffoundationandconcentrationcompetencies.Aspartofthisrequirement,youwillmeetwiththeinstructor of record and your cohort bi-monthly during the spring semester of your second year. ILEcommitteesmustincludetheyouracademicadvisorandanadditionalCHEfacultymember.

ILEProject Topic:DUE:November15,fallsecondyear

______________________________________

Secondfacultymember:DUE:December15,fallsecondyear

______________________________________

Proposal:DUE:February1,springsecondyear

______________________________________

Manuscriptdraft:DUE:March15,springsecondyear

______________________________________

Finalmanuscript:DUE:April15,springsecondyear

______________________________________

Oraldefense:DUE:byMay8,springsecondyear

______________________________________

G. CourseCreditsApprovedforTransferbyGraduateProgramDirector(maxof12credits)

Nomorethan6maxfromUMass/Worcester,6maxnon-degree,6maxnon-UMassschool.Graduatecreditsmustnothavebeenpreviouslyusedforadegree,andmustcarrya“B”orbetter.

Sem/YrTakenCredits CourseName Institution

___________ ______ _______________________________ ________________________________ ______ _______________________________ ________________________________ ______ _______________________________ ________________________________ ______ _______________________________ _____________________

H. StatuteofLimitations(withmaximumextensionof4monthsunderextraordinarycircumstances)

NewSOLDate ReasonforExtension FacultyRequesting

____________ ___________________________________________ ____________________

I. FinancialSupportRecord

RA,TA,traineeship,ifavailable,awardedonlyinfirst4semesters.

Sem/Yr Amount NameofGrantorOtherSource P.I.orDept.Funds______ _______ ______________________________ __________________________ _______ ______________________________ ____________________

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J. AdvisorContactRecord

WhenanILEissubmitted,thechairofthecommitteebecomesthestudentadvisor.Thisrecordshouldbetransferredifchairisnottheformeradvisor.

Advisor Date NatureofContact___________ __________ _________________________________________________ __________ _________________________________________________ __________ _________________________________________________ __________ _________________________________________________ __________ _________________________________________________ __________ ______________________________________K. PermanentContact

Name:________________________________________________________________________Address:______________________________________________________________________Telephone:__________________________ Email:__________________________________CertificationofTotalCreditsTowardDegree/AllRequirementsSatisfied______________________________________________________ ________________FacultyAdvisor DateCopiesofalladministrativememosrelatedtodegreerequirementsmustbestapledtothissheet.Thisform,attachments,andacopyofthefinaltranscriptarefiledinthedepartmentalarchives.

RevisedMarch2019

AppendixB:MPHCommunityHealthEducation,SuggestedCourseSequence

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1stSemester(fall) 2ndSemester(spring) 3rdSemester(fall) 4thSemester(spring)HPP601*AppliedSocialandBehavioralTheoriesEPI630PrinciplesofEpidemiologyHPP603*GroupDynamicsHPP608*CommunicationTheory

EHS565EnvironmentalHealthPracticesHPP704*ProgramPlanningELECTIVE

HPP620*IntroductiontotheU.S.HealthcareSystemBIO540*IntroductoryBiostatisticsHPP622*ProgramEvaluationHPP698*CommunityAppliedPracticeExperience

HPP602*CommunityDevelopmentHPP696*IntegrativeLearningExperienceELECTIVE

*Thesecoursesaretaughtonlyduringthefallsemester

*Thesecoursesaretaughtonlyduringthespringsemester



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SeniorYear Summer MPH1stSemester(fall) 2ndSemester(spring) 1stSemester(fall) 2ndSemester(spring)

HPP601*AppliedSocialandBehavioralTheories

ANDBIO540*IntroductiontoBiostatistics

ORHPP620*IntroductiontotheUSHealthcareSystem

EPI630PrinciplesofEpidemiologyHPP704*ProgramPlanning

HPP608CommunicationTheory(online)

ORELECTIVE

BIO540*IntroductiontoBiostatistics

OR

HPP620*IntroductiontotheUSHealthcareSystem

ANDHPP622*ProgramEvaluationHPP603*GroupDynamicsHPP698*CommunityAppliedPracticeExperience

EHS565EnvironmentalHealthPracticesHPP602*CommunityDevelopmentHPP696*IntegrativeLearningExperienceELECTIVE





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AppendixC:FoundationalCompetencies

Evidence-basedApproachestoPublicHealth

1.Applyepidemiologicalmethodstothebreadthofsettingsandsituationsinpublichealthpractice

2.Selectquantitativeandqualitativedatacollectionmethodsappropriateforagivenpublichealthcontext

3.Analyzequantitative andqualitativedata usingbiostatistics, informatics, computer-basedprogrammingandsoftwareasappropriate

4.Interpretresultsofdataanalysisforpublichealthresearch,policyorpractice

PublicHealth&HealthCareSystems

5. Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systemsacrossnationalandinternationalsettings

6. Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and createchallengestoachievinghealthequityatorganizational,communityandsocietallevels

Planning&ManagementtoPromoteHealth

7.Assesspopulationneeds,assetsandcapacitiesthataffectcommunities’health

8.Applyawarenessofculturalvaluesandpracticestothedesignorimplementationofpublichealthpoliciesorprograms

9.Designapopulation-basedpolicy,program,projectorintervention

10.Explainbasicprinciplesandtoolsofbudgetandresourcemanagement

11.SelectmethodstoevaluatepublichealthprogramsPolicyinPublicHealth

12.Discussmultipledimensionsofthepolicy-makingprocess,includingtherolesofethicsandevidence

13. Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing publichealthoutcomes

14. Advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diversepopulations

15.Evaluatepoliciesfortheirimpactonpublichealthandhealthequity

Leadership

16. Apply principles of leadership, governance and management, which include creating a vision,empoweringothers,fosteringcollaborationandguidingdecisionmaking

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17.Applynegotiationandmediationskillstoaddressorganizationalorcommunitychallenges

Communication

18.Selectcommunicationstrategiesfordifferentaudiencesandsectors

19.Communicateaudience-appropriatepublichealthcontent,bothinwritingandthroughoralpresentation

20.Describetheimportanceofculturalcompetenceincommunicatingpublichealthcontent

Inter-professionalPractice

21.Performeffectivelyoninter-professionalteams

SystemsThinking

22.Applysystemsthinkingtoolstoapublichealthissue

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AppendixD:ConcentrationCompetencies,CommunityHealthEducation

1. Describe the role of social and community factors in both the onset and solution of public healthproblems.

2. Identifythecausesofsocialandbehavioralfactorsthataffecthealthofindividualsandpopulations.

3. Identify basic theories, concepts andmodels from a range of social andbehavioral disciplines that areusedinpublichealthresearchandpractice.

4. Applyethicalprinciplestopublichealthprogramplanning,implementationandevaluation.

5. Specify multiple targets and levels of intervention for social and behavioral science programs and/orpolicies.

6. Identify individual,organizationalandcommunityconcerns,assets, resourcesanddeficits forsocialandbehavioralscienceinterventions.

7. Apply evidence-based approaches in the development and evaluation of social and behavioral scienceinterventions.

8. Describethemeritsofsocialandbehavioralscienceinterventionsandpolicies.

9. Describe steps and procedures for the planning, implementation and evaluation of public healthprograms,policiesandinterventions.

10. Identifycriticalstakeholdersfortheplanning,implementationandevaluationofpublichealthprograms,policiesandinterventions.

11. Conduct health needs assessments at both the individual and community level, including analysis ofsocial,politicalandbureaucraticbarriersthatimpedehealthpromotionefforts.

12. Identify,analyzeand interpret factors influencingpeople'shealthstatus throughastrong foundation inepidemiologyandsocialandbehavioraltheory.

13. Demonstratesensitivitytodiversityincommunities.

14. Plan, develop, and implement community health education programs using a variety of strategies toimproveacommunity'shealth.

15. Develop,analyzeandevaluatepublicpoliciesthathaveanimpactonpeople'shealth.

16. Manageandadministerfiscalandorganizationalresourcestoinsureoptimalprogramandservicedelivery.

17. Evaluatetheprocessandoutcomeofcommunity-basedhealtheducationprograms.

18. Identifyandarticulatetheethicaldilemmasinherentinplanned,intentionalsocialandbehavioralchangestrategies.

19. Communicatethemissionofpublichealtheffectively.

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