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Hernandez, Lyla M., Ed.; Munthali, A. Wezi, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2007
Public health efforts have resulted in tremendous improvements in the health of individuals and communities. The foundation for effective public health interventions rests, in large part, on a well-trained workforce. Unfortunately there is a major shortage of public health physicians who are prepared to face today's public health challenges.…
Descriptors: Physicians, Public Health, Medical Education, Professional Training
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Jacobs, Gaby C. – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2008
Public health is a major focus of government policy worldwide and an expanding area of practice that includes an array of professionals and disciplines. Since the 1980s "empowerment" of individuals and communities to gain greater control over the factors that influence their health has become the focus of many national and local policies…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Health Promotion, Public Health, Experiential Learning