title: Transforming a Master of Public Health program to address public health practice needs.
abstract: The future of the constantly changing public health profession is tied to the development of practice skills through competency-based training. In this article, we describe a program change in the Master of Public Health program at East Stroudsburg University in northeastern Pennsylvania. The first goal of the program transition was to ensure that all program elements included the relevant vision, values, mission, goals, and objectives. The second goal was to use continuous data input and evaluation to incorporate opportunities for flexible assessments. The change process helped the university faculty define the program's vision and fostered an environment of community collaboration that guides training for public health professionals.
authors.affiliation: East Stroudsburg University, 200 Prospect St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, USA. cwoodhouse@po-box.esu.edu
authors.forename: Lynn D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Woodhouse
authors.forename: Alberto C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cardelle
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Godin
authors.forename: Steven E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Shive
authors.forename: Tonya L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Brensinger
authors.forename: Adenike C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bitto
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania