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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 17:18:37 -0300
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From: mherel <[log in to unmask]>

Hello,

>From my experience as a recent graduate with a Masters of Arts in Health
Education, and 1 year of post-grad school work experience, I would have liked
a stronger grounding in the following topics to prepare me for health
promotion practice:

- Social Marketing
- Policy development
- Use of population health databases
- Uses and limitations of internet technology in health promotion

I think that it is important to have the opportunity to discuss these issues
in a classroom setting with peers and I think that exposure to the community
and work with the community is important.  If, however, the entrance
requirements for the program include experience in the community, I think that
practica may be of little incremental value.

With the shift towards population health and evidence based practice, I think
that one of the most significant roles that graduates of health promotion
graduate programs can play is to bridge the gap between research and practice.
 For this reason, I think it is important that graduate students complete a
community based thesis program to learn about academic rigor and research
design and the challenges in meeting the practical needs of the
community,
while  meeting the academic needs of a university.

I hope this helps!

K. Mana Herel, MA (Health Education)
Program Consultant
HIV/AIDS Policy, Co-ordination & Programs Division
Health Canada

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>SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FACING THE HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM IN 21ST CENTURY
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>Members of the MHSc Health Promotion program, University of Toronto, are
planning a year-end retreat to re-examine the program's vision, philosophy and
direction.
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>As part of the planning for this retreat, we would like to invite discussion
among people in the HP field regarding program content, as well as issues of
process.
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>1. From your experience in the Health Promotion, what do you think health
promoters need to know, now and for the future?
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>2. What are the best ways to learn these things?  Full-time programs?
Practica?  Work/study?  Continuing ed?  "Virtual" universities?  Self-directed
mountain retreats?
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>3. What does the Health Promotion field need from students graduating in the
field, now and in the future?
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>Your discussion will be much appreciated, for it will assist in the
preparation of discussions for the retreat.
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>Thanks,
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>Rick Edwards
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>MHSc Program in Health Promotion: http://phs.med.utoronto.ca/healthpromo/
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K. Mana Herel MA
Health Promotion Specialist

K. Mana Herel MA
Health Promotion Specialist