A Model for Public Health Education
in high schools
UofM School of Public Health launched a new Initiative "RE-AIM Public Health IDEAS through the Lens of the Youth" a model for public health education in high schools.
The initiative is built upon the relevance of transforming ideas into implementation for solving pressing public health challenges of the 21st century through Research, Entrepreneurship, Analytics, Informatics and Management, (RE-AIM) along the pillars of Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Sustainability (IDEAS).
To build an impactful SPH that is: Community-engaged, Anchor institute, Research-based solutions, promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation and support Student Centeredness (CARES).
Ashish Joshi, PhD, MBBS, MPH | Dean & Distinguished University Professor
RE-AIM Public Health IDEAS Through the Lens of the Youth
Aims to instill Leadership and Educational Advancement among youth to solve Public Health (LEAP) challenges of the 21st century.
Public Health
Dual Enrollment
Interdisciplinary
Public Health Certificate
Re-Aim Public Health Ideas
Hackathon
Re-Aim Public Health Ideas
Clubs
Need for Public Health Education
in high schools
- Youth should gain exposure to the skills of population thinking through public health education. However, it has yet to become an essential component of high school curricula.
- High school public health education will focus on critical thinking, science and digital literacy, youth empowerment, and community-based participatory action research in each community
- Youth will learn the importance on how to acquire, analyze, evaluate, interpret, and apply information to understand societal problems in a real-world context. It also helps to cultivate a sense of social responsibility to address community health needs.
- This model can create triple benefits of being an educational institution, a well-being hub connecting young people to services, and as an enabler for health-related engagement.
Participants
55
Public Health Dual Enrollment Students
3
Public Health Dual Enrollment Schools
3
RE-AIM Public Health IDEAS Club in High Schools
2
RE-AIM Public Health IDEAS Hackathon
Interdisciplinary Public Health Certificate Launching in Spring 2024
Country representation of Public Health IDEAS Through the Lens of Youth