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Thompson, Amy; Jordan, Timothy R.; Brookins-Fisher, Jodi; Karmaker, Monita; Evans, Natasha – Health Educator, 2018
The increase of chronic disease in the United States has created a strong demand for health education specialists (HESs) who are trained to facilitate behavioral, environmental and policy changes through program implementation and evaluation. However, it is difficult for colleges and universities to prepare future health educators to be competent…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Chronic Illness, Health Education, Teaching Methods
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Dagenhard, Paige; Castor, Thomas; Brookins-Fisher, Jodi; Thompson, Amy – Health Educator, 2016
A study of university graduate bulletins was conducted to determine admission and graduation requirements for doctoral degree programs in Health Education. Thirty-nine programs were identified. From that list, programs were delimited to PhD and DrPH degrees in Health Education or had required core courses in Health Education. Seventeen programs…
Descriptors: Health Education, Doctoral Degrees, Graduation Requirements, Doctoral Programs
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Cox, Carol; Haidar, Salma; Brookins-Fisher, Jodi; Thompson, Amy; Deakins, Bethany; Bishop, Chaundra – Health Educator, 2014
Advocacy for health policies and programs can impact large segments of the population with the goal of promoting and protecting the nation's health. Historically, advocacy has not been viewed as seriously as other components of health education, and involvement in public policy work has been moderate by health education practitioners and health…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Health Promotion, Health Education, Public Health