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Public Health Practice Opportunities in Baltimore. Mindi B. Levin, MS, CHES Founder and Director, SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center) JHSPH Faculty Appointment: Health Policy and Management Baltimore Community Practicum, Course Director 410-955-3880 source@jhsph.edu
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Public Health Practice Opportunities in Baltimore Mindi B. Levin, MS, CHES Founder and Director, SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center)JHSPH Faculty Appointment: Health Policy and ManagementBaltimore Community Practicum, Course Director 410-955-3880 source@jhsph.edu 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 2ndand 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
What is Covered in the Seminar? • 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!
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 and BCP Contact Aita Amaize at:aamaize@jhsph.edu
“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 (source@jhsph.edu) • 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 healthpractice 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 Contact: Dr. Janice Bowie, jbowie@jhsph.edu Mindi Levin, mlevin@jhsph.edu Barbara Diehl, bdiehl@jhsph.edu
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 source@jhsph.edu 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
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