The Health Agency Training Program: Continuing Education Courses In Biostatistics And Epidemiology

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Beebe, L A ; Neas, B R ; Asal, N R
• Description:
  The authors describe the development and evaluation of a continuing education program in biostatistics and epidemiology. Short courses were presented to public health and mental health professionals using teaching strategies that included lecture, discussion, practice-oriented examples, and interactive problem-solving. A total of 1723 health professionals attended one or more of the 120 courses presented from 1992 to 1996 in seven US states. Most course participants were female: the highest education level for 40% was a bachelor's degree, while 42% had advanced degrees. Approximately 66% of participants signed up for continuing education credits. The program represents a successful partnership between an academic institution and health agencies in a seven-state region.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biometry
  • Education, Continuing
  • Epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Program Development
  More +
• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 115(4):370-377
• Pubmed ID:
  11059432
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1 D38 AH0018 01-05/AH/BHP HRSA HHS/U.S.
• Place as Subject:
  North America
• Volume:
  115
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/64911/cdc_64911_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.82 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:22dce596c7733f3efbeebb266d9754934b3ba513c914affa5adc0d775d618cf0