Overview - PH 416: Public Health Infrastructure

After completing PH 416, learners will be proficient in identifying, measuring, and assessing components of the public health infrastructure in the community. Key aspects of this competency expectation include:

• identifying the major components of public health's infrastructure
• describing the public health workforce in terms of numbers, distribution, and skills
• listing 5 or more major categories of universal competencies for public health professionals
• describing the current status of public health organizational resources
• defining the term coalition and describe key steps in their development and operation
• describing several major categories of public health information systems
• describing the current status of the financial resources of the public health system
• identifying strategies for enhancing the infrastructure of public health
  

This course involves several learning activities; see the PH 416 Exercises document for detailed instructions.

• Content: the content for this course is provided in the specific readings and other resources identified in the PH 416 Exercises document.
• Office Hours: This messaging system was created to handle questions and announcements. Visit this site to introduce yourself to the course as well as to help you get familiar with the workings of the system.
• Exercises:
  1. Individual Exercise: submit the completed individual exercise under the link "Submit Assignments". Your instructor will provide feedback by replying to your posting.
  2. Conferencing Exercise: add your contribution to this multi-learner conferencing exercise.
  3. Assessment Quiz: complete and submit the multiple choice assessment quiz for PH 416.

The instructor will evaluate your responses to the various exercises and indicate when you have successfully completed PH 416. For learners interested in going beyond the basics, a list of additional resources, including readings and other materials, is available through the Additional Resources link. This list emphasizes the most up-to-date materials. Information on related courses is provided in the PH 410 Course Series Syllabus. PH 417 (or any other course) can begin whenever you wish, so feel free to begin the readings that are identified for the course that you plan to take next.

PH 416 Overview last revised July 1, 2004 (bturnock)