Clinical prevention and population healthCurriculum framework for health professions

Abstract

The Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework is the initial product of the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force convened by the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and the Association of Academic Health Centers. The Task Force includes representatives of allopathic and osteopathic medicine, nursing and nurse practitioners, dentistry, pharmacy, and physician assistants. The Task Force aims to accomplish the Healthy People 2010 goal of increasing the prevention content of clinical health professional education. The Curriculum Framework provides a structure for organizing curriculum, monitoring curriculum, and communicating within and among professions. The Framework contains four components: evidence base for practice, clinical preventive services-health promotion, health systems and health policy, and community aspects of practice. The full Framework includes 19 domains. The title "Clinical Prevention and Population Health" has been carefully chosen to include both individual- and population-oriented prevention efforts. It is recommended that all participating clinical health professions use this title when referring to this area of curriculum. The Task Force recommends that each profession systematically determine whether appropriate items in the Curriculum Framework are included in its standardized examinations for licensure and certification and for program accreditation.

Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes Toward a Required Public Health Course and Developing a Public Health Program

“…Thus, generalization of study findings is limited. Second, the course described in the study was developed using the public health-related concepts outlined in the Clinical Prevention and Population Health Framework for Health Professions developed by the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force 14 and based on the endpoints outlined in the AACP Supplemental outcomes for SAS. 8 Courses not based on these concepts may yield differential responses.…”

“…Public Health in Pharmacy is a required first-year course in the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) program at the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy The course was developed in 2006 by faculty members in the Social Administrative Sciences and Pharmacy Practice divisions at the college using public health-related concepts outlined in Clinical Prevention and Population Health Framework for Health Professions, a publication developed by the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force 14 and based on the endpoints outlined in the AACP Supplemental outcomes for SAS. 8 The course was consequently approved by the curriculum committee at the college in 2006.…”

Diversity in the Chiropractic Profession: Preparing for 2050

“…In addition to being a logical fallacy, this is not practical. In a nation represented by at least 300 languages, 41 one cannot possibly suggest that he or she is a good match for every patient or student who enters the clinic, college, or classroom. Health care and healing go beyond modalities and procedures.…”

Curriculum Recommendations of the AACP-PSSC Task Force on Caring for the Underserved

“…The task force chose to use the Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework for Health Professions 24 as a foundation for the identification of content areas, educational outcomes, and resources for implementing a curriculum that addresses the wide-ranging aspects of providing healthcare to underserved populations. The 4 main content areas included in this model are: (1) Evidence Base for Practice, (2) Clinical Preventative Services -Health Promotion, (3) Health Systems and Health Policy, and (4) Community Aspects of Practice.…”