MCH Cell: Session 4
MCH CELL: Linking Academia and Community through Practice-based Teaching: A Case Study of a Communication Strategies Course and its Impact
In Workshop #4 of the MCH CELL for Community-Engaged Learning Lab (MCH CELL) series, we introduce how a five-step framework (PBT STEPS*) was used to guide the development of an MPH course on the design, implementation, and funding of an environmental-level intervention and communications campaign for community trauma in Winthrop, Massachusetts. The workshop describes the evolution of a partnership between the Winthrop Department of Public Health and Clinical Services (WDPH) and Boston University School of Public Health, and walks through each phase of PBT STEPS as applied to the community trauma example including:
- S - Securing partnerships with WPHD and configuring the semester to result in success
- T - Technology and training to ensure active engagement through different technologies
- E - Engagement and implementation of the course including tailoring deliverables
- P - Presenting course deliverables (papers and communication materials) and a grant for funding
- S - Sizing up results including qualitative data on the utility, benefits, and challenges of the course and quantitative data through the learning management system and surveys from an alumni perspective.
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Learning Sessions
ON YOUR MARK: Background of MCH CELL
Lois McCloskey introduces the MCH CELL series, links the content of MCH CELL to the MCH Leadership Competencies, and introduces the speakers for the session.
GET READY:
Introductions
Meet the Presenters, Learning Objectives and Presentation Outline.
The Pedagogy
Jacey Greece presents the pedagogy of practice-based teaching.
GET SET: The Context
Meredith Hurley, RN, MPH presents the context of community trauma in Winthrop, MA.
The Framework
Jacey A. Greece, DSc, MPH presents the framework of PBT STEPS.
GO: The Case Study
Jacey A. Greece, DSc, MPH and Marissa Varrasso, MPH, discuss their work with PBT STEPS
The Reflection
Refections with Jacey A. Greece, DSc, MPH, Meredith Hurley, RN, MPH, and Marissa Varrasso, MPH.
Questions
Panelists reply to questions.
This collaborative workshop series is supported by MCH Navigator, the Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH)'s Innovative Teaching Award, and HRSA's MCHB Centers of Excellence and Public Health Catalyst Programs.