Importance of Public Health Schools in the 21st Century
Public health schools have a vital role in addressing complex global health issues with historical and political contexts. Established over a century ago, these independent academic institutions continue to provide the necessary knowledge and practices to tackle modern health challenges effectively.
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WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY? Pierre FOURNIER Dean, School of Public Health Universit de Montr al
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL IN 2013?
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? A VERY SHORT HISTORY OF PUBLIC HEALTH (1) 1912 Tulane University the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine begins operating as a separate school 1913 Conference on the need for public health education in the US a new profession of public health is needed allied to medicine but also distinct with its own identity and educational institutions 1915 Welch-Rose Report need for adequately trained public health workers scientific basis of public health independent of medical school, in a university setting and also independent of the structure of state public health services
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? A VERY SHORT HISTORY OF PUBLIC HEALTH (2) 1916 The Rockfeller Foundation approved the plan to organize a School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore School of Public Health and Hygiene WH Welch Founding Dean 1922 Harvard-MIT School for Health Officers (1913) became Harvard School of Public Health with an endowment from the Rockefeller Foundation DL Edsall Dean of the Medical School and the School of Public Health 1924 1927 1927 The Rockefeller Foundation supported : Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Bejing-China School of Public Health and Institute of Hygiene in Zagreb (Croatia) School of Hygiene at the University of Toronto (Canada)
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? Public health is a wide area of knowledge and research and also a set of practices belonging to different historical grounds (German medical police, French state protection, British industrialisation and urbanisation challenges ) and political contexts Underlying rationale one century ago for public health schools Only independent academic institutions may address the public health problems that are complex In 2015 these assumptions are even more relevant Health issues/problems/determinants and solutions are global and more complex
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? AT UoM in 2013 THE RATIONALE A field of study and interdisciplinary practice at the intersection of : Basic & Biomedical Sciences Animal & Human Health Sciences Social and Human Sciences Management Science
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? AT UoM in 2013 THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE 1. Autonomy and visibility Establish links and develop new training and research programs with other academic units UdeM Strengthening ties with our research partners and practice environments 2. Institutional commitment to develop a center of excellence
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? AT UoM in 2013 YOUNG BUT 1911 1938-1964 Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene 1945-1969 School of Hygiene 1956 Institute of Hospital Administration 1969-1975 School of Public Health 1971-2013 3 Departments transferred to the Faculty of Medicine : Health administration, Social and preventive medicine and Hygiene (became later Environmental and occupational health) 1986-2011 4 attempts 2013 School of Public Health Public Hygiene Diploma
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? AT UoM in 2013 SOME OF OUR ASSETS 3 departments + Unit of International Health (54 tenured and non tenure professors/researchers, 165 adjuncts, 18 administrative staff, 717 students-fall 14) Strong links with research centres (in and off campus) and professional institutions Academic programs PhD with 5 options 5 Master (Public Health accredited by the CEPH and Health administration by the Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Management Education-since 1967) Residency Program in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Joint with the Faculty of Medicine) Non degree programs : 6 one year, 6 one term (including 2 on line)
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? AT UoM in 2013 SOME OF OUR FIRST STEPS 9 chairs (8 research-4 CIHR-1 joint with FacMed, 1 education,) 3 new collaborative programs One health-MPH track (Veterinary medicine) Biostatistics-MSc (Faculty of sciences) Clinical research-MSc (Faculty of medicine) New or revised programs MSc Public Health with 7 tracks (follows CEPH requirements for school accreditation) 4 Professional (one year will become DrPH) MSc Epidemiology PhD bioethics Applications MSc Public Health + one year program 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 137 118 192 262
WHY A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH? AT UoM in 2013 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
