The Role of Public Health in a Pandemic
UNE Online Faculty member and public health expert Carol J. Ewan Whyte, Ph.D., M.Sc. discusses the role of a public health professional during the coronavirus pandemic.
This information reflects the expert opinions and experiences of Dr. Ewan Whyte, and is accurate as of Wednesday, April 1, 2020.
For someone working in public health right now, what is their role in this COVID-19 pandemic?
Epidemiologists are really the ones who are working overtime right now. I liked how the Director of the Maine CDC calls them ‘Disease Detectives.’ The epidemiologists are the ones tracking how many new COVID-19 cases we have, where they live, who they have come in contact with, and making sure all those people who need to… Read more >> Tags: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH
Opportunity available to go abroad with UNE’s Ghana Health Partnership!
Study abroad to engage in direct health services, interprofessional collaboration, community education, and cross-cultural exchange.
Open to students and alumni of UNE
Each May, UNE students work alongside the Ghana Health Service, community health educators and the community, in a two-week Cross-Cultural Health Immersion initiative.
A chance to effect positive change
This annual effort involves collaboration between UNE, the Ghana Health Service, and local Ghana health practitioners to provide primary care, health education, and clinical services to community members in the city of Sekondi and two rural nearby villages.
Learning is facilitated by interprofessional collaboration
American and Ghanaian public health professionals, social workers, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, physician assistants, and optometrists experience the opportunity to learn from, with, and… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | Master’s in Public Health | MPH | public health
Faculty Spotlight, Dr. Titilola Balogun, Public Health Program
Dr. Titilola Balogun, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, is the Assistant Director of Public Health Practice for the Graduate Programs in Public Health in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies here at the University of New England. In this post, Dr. Balogun talks about her role in the program, how she supports our students, and what skills she feels are most important for a public health career.
Can you tell me a little about your background and what drew you to UNE Online?
I started my career as a medical doctor, practicing clinical medicine. While I was working in a hospital in Nigeria, I began to notice a trend in my patients, who were primarily children. I would treat the children,… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH | MPH Faculty Spotlight
Announcing the New Service Cord for GPPH!
Service – it’s a word that means different things to different people. As public health professionals, we think of service opportunities as activities done outside of our regular work or program of study that allow us to use our passion and expertise to help make our professions, communities, and ultimately, our world a better place. If you embrace community service opportunities during your public health studies, you could be recognized with a service cord at graduation.
Service is giving back to our profession and to our community, not for financial gain, but with the only expectation being improvements in health outcomes in our communities. Whether you are an established public health professional gaining your advanced degree, or new to the… Read more >> Tags: GPPH | Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH | public health
Graduate Programs in Public Health at UNE Online: An Overview
There is a critical need for professionals with public health degrees today. The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) estimates that by the year 2020, the United States will be facing a shortfall of at least 250,000 public health workers.
If you’re interested in improving the lives of others through building one-on-one relationships, conducting research or analyzing numbers, public health may be the field for you. Public health students are diverse and dedicated people who demonstrate a passion for improving public health.
Public health graduates can find employment in the public or private sector, within non-profit organizations, or in health departments at the local, state, and federal levels.
The University of New England offers two fully articulated online graduate… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | public health
Changes in the MPH Curriculum at UNE Online
The Graduate Programs in Public Health at UNE Online is pleased to announce changes to the MPH curriculum for students who started in or after May 2018. These changes are to make sure that our curriculum aligns with new competencies published by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in 2016, and to improve student outcomes.
That said, if you began your program earlier, it would still be beneficial to review the changes to the MPH curriculum and follow the suggested order of classes, which is designed to enhance your learning and success. Other changes have taken place program-wide or within electives, and are of benefit to all students no matter when you began your studies with UNE Online.… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master’s in Public Health | MPH
Why Work in Public Health? Ten Reasons to Choose a Public Health Career
The field of public health is burgeoning with growth and opportunities. Work in public health is constantly evolving in response to the needs of populations around the world – because at its core public health deals with the issue of the health of people and their communities.
Public health workers work to improve the conditions and behaviors that affect health. Broadly speaking, they track, prevent and respond to disease outbreaks, promote healthy lifestyles, research disease and injury prevention, and work to limit health disparities.
Public Health is everywhere, and public health initiatives affect people every single day in virtually every part of the world. The reasons people choose to work in public health are as diverse as the people themselves.… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH | public | public health
Meet Our Team: Zachary York
Meet Zac York, a Student Support Specialist for our Graduate Programs in Public Health (GPPH). Zac started at UNE Online about a year ago and he’s been having a great time ever since. Zac and his team have a lot of fun, and he genuinely enjoys working with them.
Zac’s great listening skills, positive attitude and sense of humor make him a strong asset to his team members as well as the students he works with.
At UNE Online students are our top priority, and their success is what drives each and every one of us to do what we do. We’d like to share a little bit about the people that are dedicated to making that happen every day.… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH | public health | Student Support Spotlight
UNE Online Graduate Programs in Public Health at APHA 2017
APHA 2017 was a HUGE success!
This year the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo was held in Atlanta, GA and there were more than 12,000 public health professionals from around the world in attendance, including our very own UNE Online Graduate Programs in Public Health (GPPH) faculty, staff, students and alumni.
This year’s Annual Meeting theme was Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health, which contributed to the topic of discussion in general sessions, scientific sessions, and presentations. Below, we’ve summarized a few of the sessions presented by our team at this year’s meeting.
In addition to the sessions listed below, the following GPPH adjunct faculty also presented:
Wenjie Sun
Arduizur (Carli) Richie-Zavaleta
Rebekah Doyle… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH | public health
Announcing Graduate Programs in Public Health Mini-Grant Program
The Graduate Programs in Public Health (GPPH) has a new mini-grant program!
We are pleased to announce the availability of funds to support research activities among primary and adjunct faculty, staff, and public health students. We have secured funds with this new public health mini-grant to assist students and faculty in attending conferences and conducting research.
There are two types of funding available:
To defray the costs of conference attendance*
(Maximum award amount = $1000)
*Preference is given to those with a poster or oral presentations
To employ current UNE Master of Public Health (MPH) students as graduate research assistants or to cover data analysis costs.
(Maximum award amount = $2500)
In order to be eligible to apply for the… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | MPH | public health
Public Health Credentialing: Seven Public Health Certifications
See what certification is appropriate for you, whether you go into public health education, public health administration, or if you’re just looking for a general public health certification. Below is information about some common certifications held by public health practitioners, and examples of types of jobs that may require certification after graduation.
While there is no national-level credential for public health, there are various certifications and credentials associated with specific career paths that help you stay at the forefront of your profession.
Why get certified?
Your chosen career path often dictates the best certification for you, or whether you even need to have a certification at all. Earning a credential indicates that you understand the different components of public health… Read more >> 
Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH | public health
How does an online course work at UNE Online?
What does it look like to take an online course?
An online course has the same learning objectives as a traditional course but is presented online through technology. At UNE Online, courses are developed by pairing a subject matter expert with an instructional designer to develop learning experiences that are efficient, pedagogically sound, and appealing.
Using a typical public health course as an example, this post discusses the “who, what, where, when, and how” of taking a class online at the University of New England. We’ll take a look at how this sample online public health course is structured, what’s expected of you, what resources are available to you, and more.
1. Course outline: the syllabus
The majority of online… Read more >> Tags: Enrollment | Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | MPH | Online Learning
Meet Our Team: Carol Le
Carol Le is an Enrollment Counselor here at UNE Online, helping students build their strongest application. In particular, she’s an expert at advising students on their goal statements, and her favorite part of the job is emailing students to congratulate them once they’ve been accepted.
She’s also a restaurant aficionado and is working on trying every restaurant Portland has to offer…which will be an impressive feat once she completes it!
At UNE Online, students are our top priority, and their success is what drives each and every one of us to do what we do. We’d like to share a little bit about the people that are dedicated to making that happen every day.
What do you do at UNE… Read more >> Tags: Enrollment | enrollment counselor spotlight | Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH
UNE Online's Nan Solomons Awarded Mini-Grant for Health Informatics Resear
Dr. Nan Solomons, Health Informatics Practicum Coordinator, and Dr. Erin Hartigan, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, were recently awarded a mini-grant by the University of New England’s Office of Sponsored Programs.
The UNE mini-grant program provides funding to support faculty research and scholarship at the University of New England.
Nan, along with co-principal investigator, Dr. Erin Hartigan, Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, will use this grant to evaluate the following question: What are the barriers and facilitators to the adoption of and adherence to a criterion‐based rehabilitation progression program post Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction and subsequent effects on outcomes?
In short, Nan and Erin will look at how physical therapists (PTs) adherence to best practices may… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH
Fourth Group of CGPS Public Health Students Inducted into Delta Omega Honor
The University of New England is pleased to announce the induction of 12 new members into the Gamma Chi chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health.
These 12 new members, all outstanding students, are enrolled in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program within the College of Graduate and Professional Studies.
On an annual basis, a small number of top-performing MPH students are invited to join Delta Omega. The program elects new student members through a highly selective process that assesses their outstanding academic performance and demonstration of public health leadership.
Election of membership in Delta Omega is intended to not only recognize merit but also to encourage excellence in public health work and devotion to… Read more >> Tags: Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Graduate Programs in Public Health | Master of Public Health | MPH