TY - JOUR
T1 - Better Communication for Better Public Health
T2 - Perspectives From an Interdisciplinary Training Program
AU - Shlafer, Rebecca J.
AU - McRee, Annie Laurie
AU - Gower, Amy L.
AU - Bearinger, Linda H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © 2016 Society for Public Health Education.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Myriad factors determine the health of young people—biological, psychological, familial, contextual, environmental, and political, to name a few. Improving the health of adolescents means that leaders in health care and public health must have the requisite skills for translating research into priorities, practices, and policies that influence a wide array of health determinants. While adolescent health training programs may give emphasis to effective communication with adolescents as patients or as priority populations in health education/promotion efforts, are we adequately preparing our future leaders with the skill sets necessary for moving scientific evidence into practice, programs, and policies? Internship and fellowship programs may invest heavily in teaching skills for conducting research and health education/promotion, but they may not focus enough on how to translate scientific evidence into practice, programs, and policy. In this commentary, we share our experiences equipping professionals working with adolescents in health care and public health settings with skills for scientific writing, public speaking, and advocacy on behalf of young people, and discuss the need for more collaboration across disciplines.
AB - Myriad factors determine the health of young people—biological, psychological, familial, contextual, environmental, and political, to name a few. Improving the health of adolescents means that leaders in health care and public health must have the requisite skills for translating research into priorities, practices, and policies that influence a wide array of health determinants. While adolescent health training programs may give emphasis to effective communication with adolescents as patients or as priority populations in health education/promotion efforts, are we adequately preparing our future leaders with the skill sets necessary for moving scientific evidence into practice, programs, and policies? Internship and fellowship programs may invest heavily in teaching skills for conducting research and health education/promotion, but they may not focus enough on how to translate scientific evidence into practice, programs, and policy. In this commentary, we share our experiences equipping professionals working with adolescents in health care and public health settings with skills for scientific writing, public speaking, and advocacy on behalf of young people, and discuss the need for more collaboration across disciplines.
KW - career development/professional preparation
KW - child/adolescent health
KW - health promotion
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U2 - 10.1177/1524839915627453
DO - 10.1177/1524839915627453
M3 - Article
C2 - 26831148
AN - SCOPUS:84958546214
SN - 1524-8399
VL - 17
SP - 165
EP - 168
JO - Health Promotion Practice
JF - Health Promotion Practice
IS - 2
ER -