field practicum
field practicum
Signature Assignment
1 Revised and Adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice: June 26, 2014, Available from: phf.org/corecompetencies
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National University
COH 499 Capstone
Capstone Project: Public Health Competencies Paper (Continued)
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Analytical/Assessment Skills (Domain 1) Self-Perceived Proficiency 1 = None I am unaware or have very little knowledge of the skill 2 = Aware I have heard of, but have limited knowledge or ability to apply the skill 3 = Knowledgeable I am comfortable with my knowledge or ability to apply the skill 4 = Proficient I am very comfortable, am an expert, or could teach this skill to others Tier 1 Competencies: To what degree are you able to effectively…
1. Describe factors affecting the health of a community (e.g., equity, income, education, environment)
2. Identify quantitative and qualitative data and information (e.g., vital statistics, electronic health records, transportation patterns, unemployment rates, community input, health equity impact assessments) that can be used for assessing the health of a community
3. Apply ethical principles in accessing, collecting, analyzing, using, maintaining, and disseminating data and information
4. Use information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, using, maintaining, and disseminating data and information
5. Select valid and reliable data 6. Select comparable data (e.g., data being age-adjusted to the same year, data variables
across datasets having similar definitions). 7. Identify gaps in data 8. Collect valid and reliable quantitative and qualitative data 9. Describe public health applications of quantitative and qualitative data 10. Use quantitative and qualitative data 11. Describe assets and resources that can be used for improving the health of a community
(e.g., Boys & Girls Clubs, public libraries, hospitals, faith-based organizations, academic institutions, federal grants, fellowship programs)
12. Contribute to assessments of community health status and factors influencing health in a community (e.g., quality, availability, accessibility, and use of health services; access to affordable housing)
13. Explain how community health assessments use information about health status, factors influencing health, and assets and resources
14. Describe how evidence (e.g., data, findings reported in peer-reviewed literature) is used in decision making
Evidence of Proficiency: A course that added to my proficiency in this domain was Epidemiology. In this course we reviewed and analyzed case studies that have had a significant impact on Public Health. These case studies provided me with knowledge on how to identify, use, collect and compare qualitative and quantitative data from research. The two case studies on Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer, are a great example of how epidemiological evidence was used in decisions made to change tobacco laws. This particular case study assignment gave me a more in depth knowledge and understanding of attributable risk, population attributable risk, mortality and rate ratio’s and how to use these calculations in comparing data sets. Further application of my knowledge in this domain came from an assignment from my COH 401 course on Health Promotion Concepts. I did a research paper on HIV/AIDS Community Based Programs. Faith Based Organizations are one avenue that is useful in improving health in a community. For this assignment, I researched an organization called Project F.A.I.T.H. It was an initiative of the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council (SCHAC). It was developed primarily
