Public Health Shadowing
What does public health look like across Oregon communities?
Public Health Learning Objectives
At the end of the public health shadow, the scholar will:
Describe how data is used to inform screening programs (e.g. eligibility, event locations)
Describe how public health infrastructure impacts access to cancer care
Describe how public health can be used to identify cancer disparities and inequities.
Help scholars see the bigger picture
Include the following frames when showing scholars your work:
Process
Public health process questions:
How is public health organized around the state?
What models are used to make predictions? How do they decide the schedule for when someone should be screened for cancer?
Context
Public health context questions:
Who are the people who do public health?
What are the settings where public health happens around the state?
Where along the cancer continuum are public health efforts being focused?
Have students think about
Who are the vulnerable populations in public health?
How do public health recommendations or cancer outcomes differ for adult and pediatric populations?
What disparities or inequities are observed in public health? (e.g., age, racial/ethnic, gender, geographic)
What advancements are you most excited about in your field? What is still needed?
How have virtual conferences and online meetings changed the way public health is done?
What does public health shadowing look like?
Example public health activities:
Screening events
Data analysis and visualization approaches
Understanding prevalence (where is your data or information sourced?)
How do you provide public health education to the public or certain populations.
How has COVID-19 influenced your cancer-focused efforts within public health?
Cancer vaccination efforts
So many more!