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SPOTLIGHT
CREATING A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CULTURE OF HEALTH
S
ince 2012, the League for Innovation in the Community
College has led its Community Colleges and Public Health
Project with an overarching goal of involving community
colleges in education for public health. Throughout the project, the
League has worked closely with the Association of Schools and
Programs in Public Health, initially convening a panel of experts
to examine the needs, opportunities, and barriers that exist to
the development of public health courses and programs in
community colleges.
Following the panel’s recommendations, the project’s second phase
focused on developing prototype curricula for community college
programs that could fulfill workforce needs and provide career
ladders for graduates. The models were produced in consultation
with Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National
Association of County and City Health Officials, Society for Public
Health Education, Association of University Programs in Health
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