PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM

CENTER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE

2018 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT &

CAREER SYMPOSIUM

October 8, 2018 October 8, 2018

COMMUNITY

HEALTH TRACK PREPARING EFFECTIVE LEADERS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND HEALTH EQUITY

Mission Statement:

This Community Heath Track emphasizes the social, political, cultural, and environmental contexts that determine opportunities for health and emphasizes collaborative partnerships to improve health equity within local communities. “Health equity is the assurance for the conditions for optimal health for all people.” – Camara Jones

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK

Students will have an opportunity to:

Apply evidence-based practices, policies and programs in a local context grounded in a framework of national, regional, and state public health priorities;

Contribute to improving the health of residents within a local community context, acting collaboratively with community partners on systems change;

Participate with faculty on community-based research projects that work to promote social and health equity; and

Build a deep understanding of the public health challenges and opportunities in Vallejo and Solano County through working directly with community leaders and members.

Examples of collaborative research engaging CHT students: • e.n.e.r.g.y (Eating Nutritiously Exercising Regularly Growing “Y” wisely) • Youth in Action: Public Health Inquiry & YRAR in High School BioMed

Academy • Youth Empowerment through Environmental Health • Vallejo Food Empowerment Project

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK

COMMUNITY HEALTH COURSES: • Health Education and Promotion (3 units) - Spring 2019 • Social Inequities in Health (3 units) - Spring 2019 EXAMPLES OF BREADTH COURSES (Required for Independent MPH Students ONLY): • Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Public Health (3 units) • Applied Public Health Skills (3 units) • Public Health Law (3 units) • Qualitative Methods (2 units) • Grant Writing (1 unit)

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK

FIELD STUDY: • 6 or 12-week practical experience in a professional setting (6 weeks for

dual and joint MPH degree students and 12 for IMPH students)

• Application and integration of skills and knowledge acquired during didactic coursework, translating that experience to programs, policy development, educational campaigns, and research that benefit communities at the local, state and regional level.

• Field study sites include county health departments, state and federal health agencies, community health organizations, hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, academic institutions, California correctional facilities, philanthropic and voluntary health agencies, and non-profit organizations.

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK

Annette Aalborg, DrPH, MPH Professor & Community Health Track Chair Gayle Cummings, MPH, PsyDc Program Director & Associate Professor Elena O. Lingas, DrPH, MPH Assistant Program Director, Associate Professor & Dual Degree Chair Nemesia Kelly, MPH Assistant Professor & Center for Workforce Development and Public Health Practice Manager Trina Mackie, MSPH, PhD Associate Professor Carly Strouse, MPH, DrPH Assistant Professor Deirdra Wilson, PhDc, MPH Assistant Professor & Center for Workforce Development and Public Health Practice Chair

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK FACULTY

Health Equity & Criminal Justice (HECJ) Emphasis: • Focuses on the intersection of health and the U.S. justice system

• Examines determinants of criminal justice system involvement

• Addresses the criminal justice system, reentry and recidivism, social

and community impacts of incarceration, and criminal justice reform

Innocence Network Conference March for Justice Memphis, TN, March 2018

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK

HECJ Emphasis Relevance for Public Health:

• Contributes to the expansion of health-related research and policy development in the promotion of social justice and health equity across various sectors.

• Addresses and advocating for the needs of populations that are involved with the justice system

• Provides knowledge and the skills set needed for MPH graduates with clinical training to effectively provide medical care for both incarcerated and post-release populations

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK

COMMUNITY HEALTH TACKHECJ Emphasis: Public Health Implications

HEALTH EQUITY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE (HECJ) EMPHASIS COURSES: • Health Education and Promotion (3 units) - Spring 2019 • Criminal Justice in Public Health (3 units) - Spring 2019 EXAMPLES OF BREADTH COURSES (Required for Independent MPH Students ONLY):

• Public Health Law (3 units) • Social Justice in Public Health Seminars (3)

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK

• 6 or 12-week practical experience in a professional setting (6 weeks for dual and joint MPH degree students and 12 for IMPH students)

• Application and integration of skills and knowledge acquired during didactic coursework, translating that experience to programs, policy development, educational campaigns, and research that benefit communities that have been affected by incarceration.

• Students complete a Field Study at either a California correctional facility or with community-based organizations that serve people with a history of incarceration, their families, and communities and focus on restorative justice and criminal justice reform through research and advocacy

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK/HECJ FIELD STUDY

Field Study Intern (right) @La Clinica De La Raza Transitions Clinic, Vallejo, CA

Alexandra Hernandez, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor & Track Chair Gayle Cummings, MPH, PsyDc Program Director & Associate Professor Elena O. Lingas, DrPH, MPH Assistant Program Director, Associate Professor & Dual Degree Chair Nemesia Kelly, MPH Assistant Professor & Center for Workforce Development and Public Health Practice Manager Carly Strouse, MPH, DrPH Assistant Professor Mary Sylla, JD, MPH Adjunct Professor

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK/ HECJ EMPHASIS FACULTY

This course allow students to: • Apply their academic knowledge to “real world” situations that

address public health issues

• conduct field work as interns at partnering public health organizations, which serve as field study placement sites.

• Assist community partners with specific public health projects and to promote and support the activities of those organizations that provide comprehensive health services to communities

• Contribute to strategic resolutions, be valued by the Organization, and contribute to meeting its mission and goals

• Help to build and strengthen working partnerships between field study placement sites and TUC.

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK FIELD STUDY

• Prepares students for careers in population and public health

• Provides opportunities to cultivate core public health skills, explore careers options, and develop professional goals and networking skills

• Provides opportunities to develop networking skills

• IMPH students begin planning the Field Study in Spring 2019

• Class of 2021 PA students begin planning the Field Study in 2020

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK FIELD STUDY

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK FIELD STUDY SITES

California Department of Public Health

• Over 60 sites primarily located in Northern California (since 2006) • Other site locations: Southern California, Nevada , New York, Texas • Sites include:

Alameda County Public Health Division Alameda Health System California Department of Public Health Colusa County Public Health Contra Costa Health Services Humboldt County Public Health Services Kaiser Permanente Northern California La Clinica De La Raza, Northern California LifeLong Medical Care Kern County Public Health Services Marin County Public Health Division Napa County Public Health Division Partnership HealthPlan of California Planned Parenthood – Vallejo & Pasadena, CA Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA Solano County Public Health West County Health Centers, Sebastopol, CA Yolo County Health and Human Services For a full site listing, visit the Community Health Field Study Sites webpage at http://cehs.tu.edu/publichealth/culminatingexperience/chfieldstudysites.html.

COMMUNITY HEALTH FIELD STUDY PROJECTS

• Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX: Student project focused polysubstance abuse risks into prescription drug abuse prevention strategies

• Marin County Public Health Division: Student managed a team to organize and implement the Stencil Project encouraging daily exercise and activity amongst children using painted obstacles and interactive images on preschool playgrounds to encourage active play, as well as conducting the pre and post evaluations to determine whether the intervention was successful.

Rhett Lacey Presentation @ Harris County Public Health

COMMUNITY HEALTH FIELD STUDY PROJECTSLifeLong Medical Care: Student contributed to plan for revitalization and long-term sustainability of the program, to update priorities with community input, to identify evidence-based programs for future implementation that are truly impact-driven, and strongly aligned with community needs and LifeLong’s mission, long-term strategic plan, and core values.

LifeLong Medical Care and LifeLong Emeryville Health Center Collaboration: PA/MPHers, Johanna Ho (left), Matthew Wong (middle), and Young Chang (right)—

volunteering at the Food Pantry at West Oakland Middle School (PA Class of 2017)

• CALFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION (CDCR) • Community-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations:

La Clinica De La Raza Transitions Clinic, Vallejo, CA Health Education Council, Sacramento, CA Centerforce, Oakland, CA Human Impact Partners, Oakland, CA Roots Community Health Clinic, Oakland, CA

HEALTH EQUITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPHASIS FIELD STUDY SITES (2017)

HEALTH EQUITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPHASIS FIELD STUDY PROJECTS

La Clinica De La Raza Transitions Clinic, Vallejo, CA “My field study working with criminal-justice involved people in Solano County at the Transitions Clinic allowed me to experience the transformative power of public health in action. The Transitions Clinic model of a medical home for individuals recently released from prison is an innovation developed by public health practitioners to address the needs of this at-risk population. It is an inspiring example of what we, as MPH students are preparing to do. I am grateful that the curriculum at Touro gave me the opportunity to learn from this group and prepared me to contribute to their mission.” -Martha Benitez, DO, MPH Class of 2018

HEALTH EQUITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPHASIS FIELD STUDY PROJECTS

• Centerforce : Student assisted with administering and evaluating the organization’s Hepatitis C Virus Peer Education Program at San Quentin State Prison (SQSP). The program was funded by a 5-year CDC grant and designed to decrease incidence of HCV infections among currently incarcerated individuals.

• CDCR - SQSP: Student was involved in preparation for the launch the Medication Adherence Pilot Program to track and report delineates specific consent, assessment, and laboratory parameters to monitor potential antipsychotic, anticonvulsant, and antidepressant adverse effects.

• 3-Month combined clinical/PHFS rotations may be available to PA/MPH students at certain CDCR sites