A Message from the Associate Dean
Announcements
OFFICE OF PUBLIC
HEALTH PRACTICE
Practicum Information Sessions
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TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Annual Education Conference
Cresting the Wave: 2010 and Beyond
Sheraton South Padre Island
Beach Hotel & Condominiums
April 21-23, 2010
A Roadmap to a Healthy Texas: 2011-2016 Texas State Health Plan
UT-Austin
February 19, 2010
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TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
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81st TEXAS LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION
Follow sessions online, watch hearings, search legislature, track bills...
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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Our mission is to provide leadership and coordination of practice experiences for students, faculty and the public health workforce.
- Bringing the classroom to the community.
- Bringing the community to the classroom.
Goals
- Provide guidance to students in identifying appropriate practicum sites.
- Demonstrate the integration of theory and practice through public health curriculum.
- Develop linkages with local and state health departments to address education, training and research opportunities.
- Promote joint ventures with the community to meet public health challenges.
- Provide technical assistance upon request.
- Disseminate findings of applied research.
- Assist the Dean and faculty to establish practice-based initiatives, policies, and procedures.
Linda Lloyd, PhD, MSW, MBA
Associate Dean, Public Health Practice
