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Public Health Practice Opportunities in Baltimore
Mindi B. Levin, MS, CHESFounder and Director, SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center)
JHSPH Faculty Appointment: Health Policy and ManagementBaltimore Community Practicum, Course Director
410-955-3880 [email protected]
www.jhsph.edu/source
Practice Options Through SOURCE
• Baltimore Community Practicum course
• The Connection Community Consultants
• Certificate in Community-Based Public Health
• Academic Courses
• Special Studies
• Federal Work-Study
Baltimore Community Practicum
To provide a planned, supervised, and evaluated experience for students to gain experience in population health with a community-based organization (CBO) or local health department (LHD).
WHAT is the Baltimore Community Practicum (BCP) Course?
A credit-earning course that provides field experience and learning in the real public health world.
An internship where students apply classroom knowledge to a CBO’s or LHD’s public health issues.
A partnership
SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Various CBOs and LHDs the Baltimore area
BCP Course Requirements A public health practice experience
Minimum of 60 hours effort
Over 2nd and 3rd academic terms
Attendance
Weekly seminars in the course (Tuesdays, 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm)
At least ½ day per week on site (4 – 8 hrs/wk)
Register for 550.864.01 after accepted
2-4 credits per term, Pass/Fail
Actively engage in a practice-based project
Submit educational plan
Oral presentation & paper
Basic concepts of service-learning, CBPR, and civic professionalism
Practical methods for promoting partnerships between communities, public health agencies, academic institutions, CBOs and LHDs
Effective communication skills Information about Baltimore’s
history, health issues, leadership, and more!
What is Covered in the Seminar?
Participating CBOs • American Diabetes Association• Baltimore City Health Department • Baltimore Health Care Access • Baltimore Medical System• Baltimore SquashWise• Behavioral Health Leadership Institute • Health Care for All! • House of Ruth, MD• International Rescue Committee • Jewel House• Living Classrooms Foundation• People’s Community Health Centers• United Way of Central MD• And many more!
Available Projects
• Developing Healthy Eating and Exercise Habits for Youth
• Enhancing Baltimore City's Community Outreach Initiatives for Older Adults
• Bite Bed Bugs Back! Initiative (B4)• Evaluation of 2-1-1 Program at UWCM• Improving Access to Health Care Resources
for Resettled Refugees • Healthy Living: Educating Patients on the
Important Link Between Environment and Health
• The Eastside/Westside Community Challenge for Healthy Living
• And many more!
Performance Evaluation
Community Preceptor’s Evaluation
Participation in the Weekly Seminar
Written Educational Plan
Reflective Journals
Oral Presentation
Final Paper
Application Process
View all possible projects online
Prioritize projects by your interest
Submit application (Mon, Sept 13th at 5 pm deadline)
Interviews (weeks of Sept 20th – Oct 6th)
Matching occurs in early October
Register for 2nd term when accepted
Be on the lookout for reminders over the activities-l listserv!
PHASE vs. BCP
“The Connection”Community Consultants
Small Teams, Short-Term Projects• Strategic Consulting• Fundraising Strategy and Grants• Performance Measurement• Communications Consulting• Secondary Data Analysis and
Mapping
www.jhsph.edu/sourceGo to “Students” and then “The Connection”
“The Connection”Community Consultants
Grants Community outreach initiatives Develop policies and procedures Curriculum design Program evaluation Literature review Develop communication materials Financial audit Secondary data analysis/mapping And more…
“The Connection”Community Consultants
Fill out a Consultant Profile Form Submit your resume to SOURCE
([email protected]) Projects will be announced in first
term. 3-4 rounds per year. Select your projects of interest Diverse Connection teams are
organized Group leaders are assigned Connect with your CBO SOURCE support, Evaluations
Certificate in Community-Based Public Health
Educational Objective:
To assist students in developing skills and competencies for careers in both community-based public health practice and research, particularly for applications in underserved urban settings.
Certificate in Community-Based Public Health
Core Courses:
410.631: Introduction to Community-based Participatory Research: Principles and Methods
(2nd term, 3 units)
550.864: Baltimore Community Practicum (2nd & 3rd terms, 2-4 units per term)
410.630: Implementation and Sustainability of Community- Based Health Programs
(4th term, 3 units)
Certificate in Community-Based Public Health
Complete Elective Courses focusing
on these competencies:
Cultural Competency Skills and Attitudes
Linking Social and Environmental Causes of Disease and Community Health
Community Dimensions of Practice Skills and Attitudes
Dr. Janice Bowie, [email protected] Levin, [email protected] Barbara Diehl, [email protected]
Contact:
Academic Courses
• Program Planning for Health Behavior Change
• Baltimore Food Systems
• Qualitative Research course series
• Program Monitoring and Evaluation
• Health Communications
Customized Experience
• Developed as independent project under the direction of a faculty advisor:
– Agreement with CBO
– Agreement with Faculty
– Variable Credits
– “Special Studies”
– How to “Show” Learning
Federal Work-Study Program
• For FWS-qualified students only
• Review all available positions in the Financial Aid Office (E1002)
• Review FWS positions posted in SOURCE’s Weekly Service Scoop
Connect with SOURCE
• Subscribe to SOURCE’s Weekly Service Scoop!Email [email protected] and type “subscribe”
• “Like” SOURCE on Facebookwww.facebook.com/JHUSOURCE
• Follow SOURCE on Twitterhttp://twitter.com/JHUSOURCE
• View SOURCE’s Website www.jhsph.edu/source
Get involved with the Local Community!
Questions?
