by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 15, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
In some political science circles, states are known as laboratories for policy change. After the federal government passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act (an amendment of the previous act), states...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 14, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
When news reports/articles share health tips, advice or recommended actions items, they have a health promotion/education component. The challenge is to find reliable sources with good advice. Here is an example focusing on eye health promotion/disease...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 13, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health
PH > … An Introduction At a recent meeting of the Health Professions Advisors of North Carolina I was asked for an example of the one thing I would say to a student who is planning to go to medical school about the advantages of a career in public health. At...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 13, 2011 | 0 All
One of my goals for this resource is to showcase the breadth of public health topics, disciplines and career opportunities. In case you haven’t noticed, here is my approach for post topics between specific questions. To ensure that I don’t focus on the...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 11, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
In the midst of news about natural disasters, like recent earthquakes and tsunamis affecting Japan and other parts of the world, I am thankful for people who are paid to or volunteer to help. Fire fighters, police officers, doctors, hospital administrators, field...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 10, 2011 | 0 All, Professionals
Here is a great example of a scientist focusing on the environment and health. Dr. Elvia Niebla received a Bronze Medal from the Environmental Protection Agency for her work linking industrial sludge and human health. She also had the opportunity to form regulations...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 9, 2011 | 0 All, Certificates
One way to learn more about public health before you commit to a degree program is to complete a certificate program. These programs allow you to take some of the same academic courses that students enrolled in degree programs take, only not as many of them. You can...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 8, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Networking, Professionals
In a prior post, I noted that I would consult with a biostatistics expert on interesting topics and sources related to statistics and health. Dr. Amy Herring, my source, came through for me!! She recommended following an organization called STATS. They write articles...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 7, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Today’s news story (on the KCCI website) reports on a group “seeking to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood” at a tour stop in Des Moine, IA. As someone trained in health policy and political analysis, when I read about these types of debates I...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 3, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Examples of Public Health
One of the challenges of deciding about public health as a career is that you have to first learn about some of the key terms. For example, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is one of the largest and best regarded foundations or philanthropic organizations...
