Overview of the Health Communication Curriculum in Canadian Master of Public Health Programs.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Competency-based public health education ensures practitioners are well equipped to positively influence the health of the public. The Public Health Agency of Canada's Core Competencies for Public Health has named communication as an essential competency area for practitioners. However, little is known about how Master of Public Health (MPH) programs in Canada support trainees in developing the recommended core competencies in communication.

Objective

Our research aims to provide an overview of the extent to which communication is embedded in the curriculum of MPH programs in Canada.

Design

We conducted an online scan of Canadian MPH course titles and descriptions to determine how many MPH programs offer communication-focused courses (ie, health communication)

SUBMITTER: MacKay M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10549883 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature