[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — Today, Arizona State University officials announced a plan that would bring as many as 60 additional students downtown and that would revive a graduate public health program. This week, the Arizona Board of Regents approved a proposal that would help pave the way for the W.P. Carey School of Business to offer a masters degree in public heath that focuses on urban health issues.
Up to 30 public health students in the program would take classes in downtown Phoenix by fall 2010, said Marjorie Baldwin, director of the School of Heath, Management and Policy at the W.P. Carey School of Business. The two-year degree program is expected to have up to 60 students. In fall 2008, ASU’s downtown Phoenix campus had about 8,400 enrolled students. Of those, about 5,000 took classes downtown. The rest took classes at ASU’s other campuses or elsewhere.
Public health workers are different from nurses and doctors, Baldwin said. Physicians and nurses provide direct medical care. Public health workers help communities address broad health issues: they might help a community develop a diabetes workshops, plan outreach to the homeless, or help residents advocate for more health care resources, she said. [Note: To read the full blog entry, click here.]
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