Spiritual_Wellness_Holistic_Health_and_the_Practic

CHAPTER
25
PUTTING POLITICS BACK
IN PUBLIC HEALTH
EDUCATION
M ARTHA L. C OULTER
T ERRANCE A LLBRECHT
E LIZABETH G ULITZ
M ARY F IGG
C HARLES M AHAN
P reparation of leaders in the field of public health is one of the many responsibilities
of graduate education in the field. There is renewed interest in public health education
in the use of a practice internship as a routine part of masters education and closer
attention to this internship by the Council on Education in Public Health, the accrediting
body for public health programs. There has been a call for the inclusion of practice
components that are integral parts of the entire curriculum and that are not limited to
either the practice internship or to masters students (Legnini, 1994). Traditionally,
doctoral student preparation has been viewed as a research - based curriculum, with
limited attention to practice components. However, doctorally prepared students are
also expected to provide leadership in the field in a variety of settings.